In a first for the Olympics, a 10-strong team made up entirely of refugees will compete at the Summer Games in Rio. Five of the ten men are from the Kakuma camp in Kenya. The athletes only began serious track training eight months ago at the Tegla Loroupe Refugee training camp in the outskirts of Nairobi.
These athletes are preparing to go to this year's Olympics but before training can begin they must carry out some chores.
This is the Tegla Loroupe Refugee training camp. Here we meet the five athletes who were recently named in the first ever Olympic refugee team. A week since that historic announcement by IOC President Thomas Bach, the news is yet to sink in for some.
"I don't believe, I had to believe because now its here.. its happening?
"I was surprised when my name was called and in that moment I couldn't believe it."
"You know in Africa we believe when we see and now we believe"
For James Nyang, Paul Lokoro, Anjelina Nada, Yiech Pur and Rose Nathike, who are from the Kakuma refugee camp the road to an Olympic ticket has been fraught with uncertainty.
"In my life I never expected to go to an Olympics. You know as a refugee you expect many things to happen but never this, this is the first achievement of my life," Athlete Yiech Pur Biel said.
Eight months ago these athletes would never have imagined they could be molded into competitive athletes and ready for an Olympics.
"It's been hard because telling people to do something they've never done is quite difficult even waking up in the morning was a problem. We started with 30 athletes and they dropped off to 14 then we went back for another trial?" Camp manager Jackson Pkemoi said.
Today the hard work has paid off but even as they dream of Olympic gold some have been unable to share the good news with their parents. Anjelina was separated from her parents at age six and has never seen them since.
"My parents would be proud of me I have never stayed with them maybe they don't even know how I look like but I know they'd be proud," Athlete Anjelina Nada said.
"I hope they'll watch me but they are living in the village and I haven't informed them," Athlete Rose Nathike said.
Training in a country with a rich athletics history, the team will be looking to borrow from that experience in preparation for Rio. The five expect to make an appearance at Kenya's Olympics trials at the end of the month.
For these athletes getting to Rio is already a gold medal performance but that does not mean they will not put in the hardwork because as symbols of hope for Refugees worldwide they will be out to show that they too can excel on the big stage.
