(Source: Comitê Organizador dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paraolímpicos Rio 2016) South Sudanese 1500m runner Paulo Amotun Lokoro is not coming to Brazil just to take part - he wants a gold medal Paulo Amotun Lokoro used to herd cattle for his family in southern Sudan until civil war changed his life forever. After being selected to run in the 1500m for the first ever refugee team at the Olympic Games, the 24-year-old has grand ambitions. 'A dream would be to break a record. To win a medal, a gold, that is my dream,' he says. In 2004, the outbreak of violence in southern Sudan caused Lokoro's parents to flee to neighbouring Kenya. After living with his uncle for a short time, war eventually reached...
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