Shooting star heads to U.S.

Luckily snatched out of his soccer beginnings, Wicthiel is making the most of his basketball career, upon a grant from Sports Without Borders, with a tour of the US and looking for a place in college. A mere stepping stone on his dream to play for Australia.

 Although brilliance is sometimes found through much hard work and training, it seems that Wicthiel Tut was able to be brilliant enough at one sport to be ensnared to a completely different one.   

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Timas Harik - an unlikely champion

Timas is an unlikely champion. He is a refugee from Sudan who was separated from his family for a year and spent time in a refugee camp in Egypt before being reunited with them in Australia.

 His age was appropriated, because his birth certificate was washed away in a flood. He turned 16 on January 1, 2010. This is his story.

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