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Sam Rampa washes up in a room he shares with his cousin.

Sam Rampa, the national black high school champion at 200 and 400 meters, works out with a section of railroad track. Rampa, 22, had no money for shoes or clothes so he took off from high school to work in the gold mines. 'When I have money, I…

Sam Rampa(Nike T-shirt) joins Mokoena(third from left) and other young runners as they do wind sprints on a grassy field near a track built for wheelchair races. The morning smog is caused by coal stoves used in nearby homes.

Maria Mokoena helps with chores at her grandmother's home in Soweto while she carries her 1-year old brother, Siphiwe, on her back. She shares the tiny stucco box with 10 relatives.

Maria Mokoena rises before light breaks so she can arrive to the only track in Soweto on time.(The run takes her 15 minutes).

In Soweto's Diepkloff Park, schoolkids bounced on an old trampoline, there are few coaches for track and field and there is only one track.

From Soweto, it's a hard run to glory. South Africa is back in the Olympics, but its black athletes have a long way to go. This is not a story of the 5 black athletes that are part of a 16 member track and field team for this year's Olympics, but…

On the go once again, Jordan is bound for another student's room, her bag brimming with supplies to cover any number of contingencies.

After a group class, Jordan strolls the halls with 8-year old Casy Coyle.

In what passes as an office for Jordan is actually a room where supplies share space with an assortment of things, people and activities. Jordan tends to some paperwork while a patient plays a video game and another patient's father naps.