num_pages: 152
description: The image of Samia Yusuf Omar running for last place at the 2008 Beijing Olympics will forever be imprinted in the minds of all who saw it: The lean Somalian wearing knee-length leggings and a baggy T-shirt came in seconds behind her competitors. What the cheering crowd couldnt know then was what it took to get there. An Olympic Dream follows Omars second attempt to represent her country at the Olympics this time in London. Reinhard Kleist pictures the athlete training in one of the most dangerous cities in the world; her passage through Sudan and into Libya; and her fateful attempt to reach Europe. By telling the story of one remarkable woman Kleist gives voice to the thousands of migrants who risk their lives daily for a better future.
language: English
title: An Olympic Dream: The Story of Samia Yusuf Omar
publisher: SelfMadeHero