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East Timor's Marathon Hero
The journey of female marathoner Agueda Amaral from refugee to the Sydney Olympics.
In 2000, four athletes from war-torn East Timor were invited to compete at the Sydney Olympics. One of them was marathon runner, Agueda Amaral, who went from refugee to Olympic finisher in the space of a year. She tells her story to Rebecca Henschke of the BBC Indonesian Service.
PHOTO: Agueda Amaral at the Olympic finish line (Getty Images).
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