Lopez Lomong, from Sudan, is interviewed before a Lost Boys of Sudan celebration in Chicago on Sunday, Jan., 4, 2009. Lomong came to the United States in 2001 as one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, and soon emerged as one of the best young middle-distance runners in his new country. He was the U.S. flagbearer during the Beijing Olympics and became one of the most inspiring and heartwarming stories of the games.
(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)