My name is Kidane Solomon and I would love to make a living as a profesional athlete.

I am Kidane, and I am 30 years old. I came to Switzerland few years ago as a refugee from Erithrea.

When I came to Switzerland, I started to run some local running races, and soon enough, I started to win some of them. Thanks to my coach Tesfay Tcha, which provided me for free training plans, my performances increased, and therefore, last year I started to consider to become a professional athelete. 

I started to train every single day, with the goal, one day, to be able to live from it. 3 months ago, I joined the "THSN Refugee Team", founded by "The Human Safety Net Switzerland", a foundation from Generali Switzerland. I am now training hard with them, and thanks to the running group, but also the coaches, Tadesse Abraham and Olivier Baldacchino, I'm on my way to make my dream possible. 

A little bit about my top races:

Half Marathon

18.10.2020 - 2nd best time at the Swiss Championship half Marathon in 1:04'04

13.09.2020 - 3rd place - Frankfurt Half Marathon in 1:04'15

27.10.2019 - 3rd place - Lausanne Marathon (half Marathon) in 1:09'03,3

12.05.2019 - Genève Half Marathon in 01:08'09

05.10.2019 - Morat Fribourg - in 56:57,8

10km

27.09.2020 - 4th place - Swiss Championship Road Running 10KM in 30:12

5km

22.11.2020 - 1st place - 20km Geneva Aéroport, 5km in 14:18

The perfect preparation

I am now training to run my very first marathon. A preparation for a marathon is very crushial, important and hard. My goal is to run a marathon under 2h 10min. 

Early february, I would love to go to Ethiopia, in Suluta for 3 months. The best athletes are training together there in high altitude (2700 above sea level), with less oxygene, and the trainings are really important and though. This will enable me to increase my performences and achieve a first step closer to my dream, to train in a training camp with other top athletes. So I would love to go there from early february to end of April, and come back for the Geneva Marathon and race on 9 May 2021. 

Here are the expenses that I am looking to cover with this crowdfunding:

• Flight ticket : 1000.- CHF

• Visa : 100.- CHF

• 3 months flat rent : 900.- CHF

• Transport : 600.- CHF

• Food for 3 months : 500.- CHF

I am already 30 years old, and I really need to boost my career now. 2021 will be my year :-) This training camp could really push my career and increase my performances. I would be so greatful for any help!

Thank you so much !