Rio: Enduring slavery, civil war - A touching tale of a South Sudanese marathoner

When he was a boy his parents sent him to live with an uncle in Khartoum because it was safer. But it took three years to get there. At one point he was abducted and forced into servitude for a......

Uganda's Kiprotich wins men's marathon

Stephen Kiprotich rounded a corner late in the race and simply took off. A surprise surge from a surprise winner. So swift and unexpected was his move that the runner from Uganda turned the last......

South Sudanese runner to race under Olympic flag

A marathon runner born in what is now South Sudan will be allowed to run under the Olympic flag in London, the International Olympic Committee said on Saturday. As a 16-year-old Guor Marial moved......