For Rose Nathike, running is a way of life.
Young South Sudanese athlete Rose Nathike lived the Olympic dream when she ran the 800 metres in Rio in 2016. Like a handful of other athletes, the young woman did not compete under the banner of her country, plagued by civil war, but under that of the Olympics.
“When we entered the Maracana stadium in Brazil, the people were really welcoming. It made us feel that we were human beings”, she says, her voice cracking with emotion.
Like her fellow refugees, Rose left Rio without a medal, but she won the knowledge that sport can open up new horizons for her.
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