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July 23rd, 2012
04:06 AM ET
South Sudan runner is an Olympian without a country
Even though he will not compete in the London Olympics under his country's flag, South Sudan native Guor Marial basks with pride as the first athlete from the world's youngest nation in the global arena.
The marathon runner was born in what is now South Sudan, which split from Sudan last year and does not yet have a national Olympic body. He is a permanent resident of the United States, where he fled 11 years ago to escape the bloody conflict between the two neighbors that left millions dead.
The 28-year-old does not hold U.S. citizenship, and rejected an offer to run under Sudan's flag following the nation's bitter divorce with his homeland.
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But he is an Olympian? what a country... .
Well, hopefully the South Sudan will have their own Olympic team within the next four years.
Good luck to this young man.
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The world ingnores genocide of close to 3 million...and all they talk about is silly games where Israeli players were murdered....ps only Israel has saved significant numbers of Sudanese..50000... how many human beings has your country saved! cant the pope find some room? Gerry Farwell? U.N. jimmy carter s plantation? what about filthy rich arab oil countries? Bread and circus's while women and children are murdered.... I stopped watching greedy greek games after they held them in communist china... what a joke...and they wont even have a moment of silence for Israelis ...Murdered... maybe they should have a moment of silence for the Sudanese.....james p ainoris
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