Guor Marial is a South Sudanese refugee who lives &
trains in the US.
He would be competing in the marathon at the London Games as
an independent athlete.
He hit the Olympic standard A last year October, but the South Sudan has yet to form a national organising committee.
He could not run for the U.S team because he is not a citizen and he refused to compete under the Sudanese flag, as it’s security forces killed 28 members of his family.
His case was discussed by the International Olympic Committee’s executive board & the board approved Marial’s request to run as an independent . They finalized it after discussing this with Marial’s representatives for months.
The men’s marathon is scheduled for august 12
