(Source: UNHCR - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Five South Sudanese refugees who have qualified to compete at the Olympic Games, prepare to fly from Kenya to Brazil. © UNHCR/Benjamin Loyseau NAIROBI, Kenya - Amid tears of joy, farewell hugs, and songs of encouragement a group of smiling young refugee African athletes readied to fly out of Nairobi today bound for the Rio Olympics in Brazil and an appointment with history. Five middle-distance runners from South Sudan, until recently living in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya's inhospitable far north, were given a rousing send-off from friends, fellow refugees and Kenyan well-wishers. The five will join five others...
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