South Sudanese Australians find ‘sense of belonging' in sport
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- 30 Sep 2022
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With the Commonwealth Games set to begin in the British city of Birmingham, Australian runner Peter Bol is bringing both his record-breaking pace and a fresh new face to the team.
Bol is part of a new wave of South Sudanese Australian sportspeople challenging what it means to be “an Aussie”.
The athlete shot to international fame during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where he became the first Australian in 53 years to reach the final of the men’s 800 metres.
Bol came fourth and the achievement electrified a sports-mad Australian public.
“My goal has always been since moving to Australia to embrace the new culture but also Sudan is part of my story and who I am, so I embrace both,” Bol, who was born in Khartoum to South Sudanese parents, told Al Jazeera. Read More...
