Refugee Olympian calls for peace in South Sudan
ELDORET- A South Sudanese refugee preparing to run at the Olympic Games next month has pleaded with the leaders of his war-torn nation to end the fighting and give the country's young people a chance in life.
Yiech Pur Biel was one of those chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) along with nine others from around the world to represent the Refugees Olympic Team at the Rio Games starting on Aug. 5.
South Sudan's president and vice president ordered their loyalists to cease hostilities on July 11 after days of fighting threatened to plunge the country back into civil war and bring further instability to an impoverished region of Africa.
