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Kurdistan awareness to be given a lift by
Olympics
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July 27, 2012
LONDON, — The people of Kurdistan have reason
to be proud today (Thursday 26 July) in the build up
to the start of the London Olympics as a young Kurd
is to carry the torch through London.
Sam Jafar, 19, originally from Koya in the Kurdistan
Region of Iraq but now living in London, is due to
carry the flame between Oxford Circus and Bond
Street in the early evening.
As a youngster growing up in London, Sam fell in
with the wrong crowd. He spent some time away from
the city and when he returned he had nowhere to
live. After being given accommodation by Westminster
City Council he wanted to give something back to his
community, get involved with a local club and make
the most of his spare time.
Sam – who has pledged his support for the campaign
to raise awareness for the victims of the genocide
by Saddam Hussein in his home country - has been
volunteering at Kyu-Yo-Bu-Shin football club for the
past year and he coaches young people.
Sam has passed his FA Level 2 coaching award and
completed his Duke Edinburgh Gold Award. He is now
studying engineering and planning a fundraising
campaign for a Raleigh International expedition to
Costa Rica.
Sam will be following in the footsteps of another
Kurd who carried the Olympic flame. Bayad Ali, a
22-year-old from Sulaimaniyah (Slemani),www.ekurd.net
carried the torch through the streets of
Camblesforth on 19 June.
The Kurdistan Regional Government said: "We are
delighted and proud that these young Kurds from our
community in Britain have been chosen to carry the
flame to mark the special occasion of the London
Olympics.
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