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Lopez Lomong Recalls His Journey to America

Eight years ago, Lopez Lomong had escaped the Sudan and was living in a refugee camp in Kenya when he heard about the Olympic Games. Wanting to see the Games, he walked five miles to the nearest television, where he saw American Michael Johnson win the 400-meter dash. He tells his story:"I want to be as fast as that guy,"...

Lopez Lomong News From the Web

05/01/12 'Incredible' Race: America's Lopez Lomong Sets 2012... Source: NPR The sports world is brimming with talk about Lopez Lomong, the American runner who set a world record in the men's 5,000-meter race in California Sunday.
04/30/12 Count Lomong Among Premature Celebrators Source: NBC Olympics Lopez Lomong would want you to cut him some slack for his mix-up at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational.
04/16/12 In Celebration of the 2012 Olympic Games, Tide Asks... Source: Procter & Gamble "What Do the Red, White and Blue Mean to You?"
12/18/10 Former 'Lost Boy' back on the trails in Flagstaff Source: Tahoe Daily Tribune - South Lake Tahoe CA The Associated Press first interviewed Lopez Lomong in the spring of 2007, a week before he won the NCAA 1,500 meters.

Background on Lopez Lomong

Lopez Lomong (born Lopepe Lomong) is a South Sudanese-born American track and field athlete. Lomong, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, came to the United States at the age of 16 and became a U.S.

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