(“The Melaku Sisters”): BMX riding Through Nerdis Nababa”)

Posted on February 2, 2026

Motivated by that dream, the girls begin training in the crowded, hilly streets of their hometown. Dodging taxis, buses, and honking traffic, they practice relentlessly, turning daily chaos into choreography. With the mentorship of their instructor Terry, they rise from neighborhood prodigies to continental competitors, representing Ethiopia in the first-ever Nerdy Crew Pan-African Skateboarding Tour — Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, Nigeria, South Africa — before reaching the finals in London.