A decade ago, Yiech Pur Biel fled from South Sudan alone, his parents and siblings having disappeared in the chaos of war. He arrived in Kakuma, Kenya, in 2005, and has been living as a refugee ever since. He started to run, a sport that gave him a sense of belonging in his new home - and he excelled. Last month, Biel was selected to compete in the 800 metres event as part of the first-ever Olympic refugee team. Already, he says, his life has changed. "I feel a lot of pressure in so many ways," Biel told Al Jazeera on a break from a training session in the southwestern Kenyan town of Ngong. "It's the first time there has ever been a refugee team, so I think it will have a big impact. I want...
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