Lopez Lomong - From Lost Boy To The Olympics
The former Sudanese refugee who carried the flag for the USA at the 2008 Olympics.
In 2008, former refugee Lopez Lomong carried the flag for the USA at the Beijing Olympics, before competing in the 1500 metres. As a child, Lomong fled from a prison for child soldiers in South Sudan, eventually reaching a refugee camp in Kenya where he was one of the thousands of so-called “Lost Boys”. Lomong was later adopted by an American family, who encouraged his dream to reach the Olympic Games. In 2017, he talked to Simon Watts.
PHOTO: Lopez Lomong in 2008 (Getty Images)
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