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Story: A former Sudanese refugee will run for Team USA
An inspiring story. Former Sudanese refugee Lopez Lomong will represent the U.S. next month at the Beijing Olympics. He has been speaking out recently for the people of Darfur:
“Lomong, 23, is a member of Team Darfur, a global coalition of athletes using the focus on the Beijing Olympics to urge China to exert its influence on the Sudanese government to alleviate the suffering in the country’s Darfur region. Sudan uses income from oil sold to China to buy arms, some of which are used by militias that have inflicted terror on Darfur.”
“I need to send the message as an athlete from Sudan,” Lomong said. “I am worried about the kids who are dying in Darfur, kids who don’t have the dream they could be good athletes or Olympians or doctors, because they will be running away from their village, separated from their families.”
Read the entire article here.