As Farida Abaroge sped with grace towards the finish line in her heat of the women's 1500m, every one of the 80,000 spectators at the Stade de France... exploded into thunderous screams and roars.
Abaroge made an astonishing return to sport, taking up athletics, to become part of the 37-strong Refugee Team competing in 12 sports in this summer's Paris Games.
Abaroge is now a symbol in France of sporting success in adversity. She still remembers when she arrived in Alsace eight years ago, she didn't even own a pair of trainers.
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