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Olympic marathon: Guor Marial, running for the world
Guor Marial will not be representing a country when he takes part in the men's Olympic marathon at 11:00 BST on Sunday because, in his own words, he is "representing the whole world".
The 28-year-old is running under the Olympic flag and will pound his way around the 26.2-mile course wearing the black and grey uniform of an independent Olympic athlete.
He is one of just four independent athletes chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to run at London 2012.
When Marial told the story of his selection at a media session this week he received a round of applause.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/19225751