article_snippet: Sandy Musa Aleu, Thoronka's coach at the amateur Freetown Flashpack Runners, said the athlete was the top hope for the sport in the athlete country.
article_snippet: Ibrahim Kabia, a fellow runner at Freetown Flashpack runners, said that Thoronka was adored by fans as the country's best 100m and 200m sprinter.
article_snippet: Thoronka became a big star in our country in 2013 when Thoronka beat some Australian and Swedish guys in the championships.
article_snippet: We were very proud of Thoronka.'
article_snippet: Coach Aleu also revealed Coach Aleu last spoke with Thoronka during the competition in Glasgow last year and believes Coach Aleu friend is refusing to return home as Coach Aleu is still devastated because Coach Aleu adoptive mother died.
article_snippet: Thoronka showed promise as a young athlete and is pictured here receiving the national schools U-17 100 metre gold medal.
article_snippet: I wanted Thoronka to focus on the competition because Thoronka is first class.