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The Games are about finding the strength to make it through another workout though gunfire rings through the streets.“When we heard about the boycott, we thought our chance would be gone,”said Abubaker Kaki Khamis, Sudans 800-meter specialist and the most likely Sudanese athlete to come home with a medal. “We kept asking why replica Louis Vuitton watch and what did we have to do to go,because most of us are from Darfur.... I’m always aware of the situation in Sudan and all the negative thingsthat are seen by the world,” continued Khamis. “But I’m glad I can dosomething positive for Sudan. I’m looking forward to raising the flagat the Olympics.”--Alex Crevar
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