" Sudanese refugee recalls emotional transition from street child to Olympic athlete . " they might go and kill us or do whatever they want with us , '' he recalled of his capture and subsequent escape alongside another boy . Mading Maker was one of 20,000 ` ` ' refugees '' who were displaced during Sudan civil war . Granted asylum in U.S. Mading Maker revealed talent for distance running . Won 2012 Olympic marathon as an independent athlete .
" Sudanese refugee recalls emotional transition from street child to Olympic athlete . " Mading Maker was one of 20,000 ` ` ' refugees '' who were displaced during Sudan civil war . Granted asylum in U.S. Mading Maker revealed talent for distance running . Won 2012 Olympic marathon as an independent athlete .