Meet a young refugee athlete defying odds to compete at the Olympics

Perina Nakang, is part of the 37-strong IOC Refugee Olympic Team who will compete in the Paris Games.
The 800-metre runner fled conflict when she was seven years old to live in Kenya’s Kakuma camp. There, she discovered her love for sports. Perina says she will be chasing her personal best at the competition
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