Somali athletes defeat hardship for shot at glory
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Somali athletes defeat hardship for shot at glory

Mogadishu : Somalia | Jul 13, 2012 at 10:47 PM PDT
Source: Daily Nation
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Running from war, dodging bullets and defying Al-Qaeda linked Islamist insurgents who ordered them stop: Somalia's determined Olympic hopefuls have overcome challenges few other athletes could even imagine. "Somalia has had no real government for the last 20 years, but determination, good fortune... FULL ARTICLE AT Daily Nation
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Soldiers in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) take their positions during fighting between Islamists and government forces in southern Mogadishu
Soldiers in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) take their positions during fighting between Islamists and government forces in southern Mogadishu
 
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