Ed Odeven Reporting

Two-time Olympian Lopez Lomong, who was born in Sudan, was the U.S. flag bearer during the opening ceremony at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Two-time Olympian Lopez Lomong, who was born in Sudan, was the U.S. flag bearer during the opening ceremony at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

By Ed Odeven
TOKYO (July 2, 2013) — Lopez Lomong, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, has grown into a world-class runner and humanitarian with an important story to tell. He details this story in “Running for My Life,” his autobiography that was published last year.

Lomong is a two-time Olympian, specializing in the 800- and 1,500-meter races and the mile.

Lopez was kidnapped at age 6 during Sudan’s civil war, and later lived in a refugee camp in Kenya for a decade before resettling in Tully, New York, with Catholic Charities providing support.

Lomong became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2007. He attended Northern Arizona University, where I first met him in 2005 while reporting on the NAU Lumberjacks cross country and track…

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