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World Service,5 mins

From Ivory Coast Foster Home to Rio Olympics

Not by the Playbook

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After a chance meeting with a British woman who had come to her foster home in the Ivory Coast, Adeline Gouenon’s life was transformed forever. The woman became her benefactor, providing sponsorship to Loughborough College in England so she could hone her sprinting talent. It's paying off having won bronze at the recent African Athletics Championships and now she is focused on Rio!

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