London 2012: Orphaned Ivory Coast sprinter's Olympic dream

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An 18-year-old sprinter who arrived in Cambridge as an orphan from the Ivory Coast is aiming to compete in the Olympics.

Adeline Gouenon came to live England last year courtesy of the SOS Children's Villages charity.

As a footballer she was considered too fast but now she is chasing a new dream.

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