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Haiti's team in London isn't very Haitian

By Associated Press in Port-au-Prince, Haiti | China Daily | Updated: 2012-07-24 08:08

Haiti's team in London isn't very Haitian

Four of Haiti's five Olympians at the London Games have something in common - they're not from Haiti.

With millions of Haitians living on $2 a day or less and hundreds of thousands of people rendered homeless by a devastating earthquake two years ago, the country struggles to produce world-class athletes. But those with Haitian links are still eager to represent the small Caribbean country.

"I still feel Haitian even if I wasn't born there," 21-year-old sprinter Marlena Wesh said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.

Haiti's team in London isn't very Haitian

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