Sport survives Sudan turmoil, bringing hope to ordinary folk

Abubakar Kaki competes in the 800m semi-finals at the London Olympics on August 6, 2012.

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Sudan’s athletics legend Abubakar Kaki was this week joking about how the internet had killed him several times while dismissing the latest rumour of his death.

The rumour annoyed Muaz Abbas, secretary-general of the Sudan Athletics Federation, explaining how Kaki, a former 800m runner, had moved out of the country to coach in a club in Abu Dhabi.