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Lopez Lomong has already visited his own grave, run for his life from Sudan's Janjaweed militia, survived 10 years at a refugee camp and reunited with his parents after 16 years as a "Lost Boy". Now he's only three races from overcoming a nightmare and achieving the dream that changed his life - running in the Olympics. "It would mean a lot," Lomong said. "Coming from Sudan and raised all by myself, I didn't know what this really means. My goal is just winning the gold medal. This right here is a dream for a long time." A year after becoming a US citizen, Lomong opens his 1,500 bid here Thursday in quarter-finals at the US Olympic Track and Field Trials, hoping to reach Friday's semi-final and Sunday's final for three spots at the Beijing Olympics. "I was just one of the 'Lost Boys'. Now I'm an American," Lomong said. "I can compete for the country I want like a payback to all the people who helped me. I want to say, 'Thank you.'"
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