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NAIROBI, Kenya -- They were used to running barefoot on baking ground. They were raw, untrained. All eager.Each day, the five runners who grew up in the Kakuma refugee camp pounded the dusty tracks past thousands of makeshift tents to pass the time.Until there was a lifeline.Workers from the foundation of former marathon world-record holder Tegla Loroupe arrived to hold athletic trials, and the five excelled. For this group of runners, many with no family and all with little schooling, running could offer food, a solid house. Proper shoes.When I started the project, I said `What can I do with these people? coach Volker Wagner said. What he didnt have to worry about was their eagerness to run.The five runners are refugees, five of 65 million across the world who have been displaced from their homes. Now, theyre also track athletes, and theyre going to the Olympics.The runners, all from South Sudan, are part of the IOCs first 10-member refugee team. Its a team of athletes whose roads to Rio de Janeiro have surely been harder, but whose journeys might ultimately be more heartwarming, than any of the other 10,000-plus athletes who will compete at the globes biggest sports event.When we go to Rio we are going to give a message that a refugee can do anything any other human being can do, said Yiech Pur Biel, a 21-year-old 800-meter runner who now trains with the group at a base in the foothills just outside of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.The refugee team is made up of sportsmen and women who have talent and drive, and the same dreams of competing on the worlds largest stage as athletes from all over the globe. But they have no way of representing their countries, countries they were forced to flee. So theyve been given a flag, the Olympic flag, to march behind at the opening ceremony in Rio and to compete under at the games.They have stories of unfathomable hardship.Yiech was a 9-year-old boy caught up in the Sudanese civil war in 2005 when his mother -- with no food and no other hope -- left him with a neighbor and went in search of something to eat for her family. She didnt come back. Yiech was sent, alone, to the vast Kakuma refugee camp in northern Kenya.James Nyang Chiengjiek wasnt much older, a child who herded cattle, when soldiers tried to kidnap him and force him to go to war. He ran away and also ended up at Kakuma, a camp teeming at one time with nearly 200,000 people, all homeless, many of them hopeless.Scrambling to hide when her village was attacked by a rival tribe, Rose Nathike Lokonyen came across the dead bodies of her grandparents. She was 7.Paulo Amotun Kokoros childhood memories are of running, but not for fun or for sport. He ran for his life as bullets whizzed past his head.Anjelina Nadai Lohalith was separated from her parents as a child more than a decade ago. The 21-year-old hasnt heard from them since, and can only hope that the news passed on to her that they are still alive is true.What I want to be is a champion, said Nadai Lohalith, whose event is the 1,500 meters. One day, one time. She hopes for a successful Olympics but, more than that, a reunion with the parents she hasnt seen in more than 10 years.The rest of the team is made up of two swimmers from war-torn Syria who, separately, made the treacherous voyage across the Aegean Sea on flimsy inflatable boats to reach Europe. They then trekked from country to country seeking shelter.There are two judokas from Congo, rescued from war as children only to be abused, starved and locked in cages by their handlers as they pursued a sport they loved. And a marathon runner who left Ethiopia in fear for his life, who now drives a taxi in Luxembourg to make ends meet, trains alone, and still wins races.Make no mistake their places at the Olympics have been earned: All 10 have met qualifying criteria.Its still a steep curve, especially for the South Sudanese. They have only been in formal training for a few years at the most, some of them just months. But after the hardships they endured early in life, this challenge isnt that scary.If I compare the training or the duration of training with other people I am going to compete with, (it) is not the same. But, I do not fear that, Nadai Lohalith said.Theyve come a long way, but Wagner said if any of them get through the qualifying heats at the Olympics, itll be huge. But thats not the point.It was never the point.When you give these people hope, coach Wagner said, that made this project successful.They look forward to being at the Olympic village in Rio and meeting other athletes. 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There wasnt too much I could do about the draw.Hes got tactical speed so Im not going to worry about it.Bookmakers Sky Bet eased the 2014 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner to 15/8 from 13/8 as a result.The second favourite, Frosted, is a compatriot but runs in the blue silks of Godolphin and William Buick will have to negotiate a passage from stall nine aboard Kiaran McLaughlins 9/4 second favourite.We were hoping to be outside of the speed, McLaughlin said. Special Fighter is speed as is California Chrome (who later drew post 11).We didnt want to go all the way outside. Theres a long run into the first turn which should help us secure position.European interest is represented by Andre Fabres Vadamos who has been drawn in seven.Stable representative Alexandre Olive said: Were very happy with the draw. We wanted to be in the middle.I think hell be alright on the dirt as he was second to Solow on the sand at Chantilly so there shouldnt be a problem.Sky Bets Racing PR Manager Michael Shinners said: California Chrome has been a warm favourite for the Dubai World Cup for some time but his wide draw makes life that bit more difficult for him.Art Sherman has been exuding confidence but were happy to ease California Chrome to 15/8 and were betting best odds guaranteed and a quarter odds on each-way terms for all races on Dubai World Cup night. Sky Racing Tickets Fast, secure racing tickets: Exclusive racing offers near you Post draw quotes from other connectionsCandy Boy - The fourth horse out with trainer Doug Watson opting for stall 6.I went for six as its in the middle of the racecourse. Im hopeful it will give us a good position. He doesnt show a lot of speed out the gates so I didnt want to be on the inside and bang in the centre seemed a good place to be, said Watson.Gun Pit - The first horse picked and trainer Caspar Fownes selected stall 3. He drew the inside when he ran second on Super Saturday. We weere the first name called out today and were delighted to put him in barrier three.dddddddddddd. He will be handy, said Fownes.Were looking forward to Saturday night. I can think he can run a very respectable race from three.Hokko Tarumae - The third horse picked out. Trainer Katsuichi Nishura chose stall 8 and said: Were glad to come back here. Number eight is a lucky number. From that post we can break to see what the other horses are doing and position ourselves accordingly.Hoppertunity - The ninth horse out. Dana Barnes, assistant to Bob Baffert, picked stall 10 and said: That was really our only choice - one or ten and so we had to pick outside.Keen Ice - The 10th horse out. Jerry Crawford of owners Donegal Racing picked stall 1.He said: The thing that made it (choosing the rail) attractive was that it was that or the 11 or the 12. We have speed drawn to our immediate inside in the two-hole (Mshawish), so we should have room to manoeuvre and navigate from there. We are going to be first time blinkers so I think that will make him a little keener, excuse the expression.Mshawish - Came out second, and Al Shaqab Racings US manager Bradley Weisbord selected stall 2.Trainer Todd Pletcher said: The track is good on the inside and with our horses experience we know he doesnt mind being inside. We talked to Frankie earlier and his choices were - in order - two, three, four, five, six and one so why not go with his first choice? Hopefully well be in a good stalking position - that would be ideal.Mubtaahij - The seventh horse out. Trainer Mike De Kocks son Matthew selected stall 4.He said: We didnt want to be one but wanted to be on the inside as there has tended to be inside bias through the season. The horse is peaking at the right time and should give a good account of himself.Special Fighter - The sixth horse out and trainer Musabah Al Muhairi picked stall 5.Hes surprised everybody because he has done so well this season. I hope he will do a good job in the big race, said Muhairi.I would have liked to be drawn six because thats where he was when he won the Maktoum Challenge but that had gone so Im very happy with draw five.Teletext - The last horse picked. The owners racing manager Saad bin Mishrif was left with stall 12.I had no choice. I was last to draw so had to take number 12. Had I had a choice I would have gone for six in the middle, said bin Mishrif.Also See:Live results serviceFull racecards ￡10 free betGet Sky Sports ' ' '