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East Timor's Marathon Hero

The journey of female marathoner Agueda Amaral from refugee to the Sydney Olympics.

In 2000, four athletes from war-torn East Timor were invited to compete at the Sydney Olympics. One of them was marathon runner, Agueda Amaral, who went from refugee to Olympic finisher in the space of a year. She tells her story to Rebecca Henschke of the 麻豆社 Indonesian Service.

PHOTO: Agueda Amaral at the Olympic finish line (Getty Images).

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9 minutes

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Wed 20 Jul 2016 01:50GMT

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  • Mon 18 Jul 2016 04:50GMT
  • Tue 19 Jul 2016 08:50GMT
  • Tue 19 Jul 2016 23:50GMT
  • Wed 20 Jul 2016 01:50GMT

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