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Lopez Lomong was born in Southern Sudan, taken captive by rebel soldiers at the age of 6. His first race was running three days and nights as fast and as far away from his captors as possible. He will be running the 5000m dash with Team USA in London. Few runners dare to dream of the Olympics -- let alone a boy who didn’t know that running was a sport until his early teens. It was then he saw a TV screen and the Olympic games for the first time. Today, Lopez shares his life story in the first of a three part series.

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Running for my Life: A True Story (Part III)

(1) Comments | Posted August 7, 2012 | 11:05 AM

This blog is part of a series organized by The Huffington Post and the NGO alliance InterAction around the London 2012 Olympics.

After being kidnapped by rebel soldiers at age six some friends help Lopez escape captivity. After running for three days and nights, they suddenly find themselves...

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Running for My Life: A True Story

(2) Comments | Posted August 3, 2012 | 3:37 PM

This blog is part of a series organized by The Huffington Post and the NGO allianceInterAction around the London 2012 Olympics. This piece was written with Steve Haas

In the first installment of the Lopez Lomong series, Lopez shared his

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I Was Running for My Life, Now I Run for Team USA

(39) Comments | Posted July 30, 2012 | 10:57 AM

This blog is part of a series organized by The Huffington Post and the NGO alliance InterAction around the London 2012 Olympics.

Cold. The nights aren't the only bitter sensation when you're taken forcefully from all that you know and understand. At the age of six,...

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