Yiech Pur Biel is about to make history, and it is not his first time doing it.
The young athlete is leading the first ever refugee team to compete at the Youth Olympics, a milestone that puts him at the center of one of sport's most quietly powerful moments. The team's participation marks a new chapter in how the Games recognize and include athletes displaced from their home countries.
For Biel, this is familiar ground. He has already broken barriers before, and now he is doing it again on an even bigger stage, carrying the hopes of a community that rarely gets to see itself represented in elite international competition.
Watch this space. If his past is any indication, Yiech Pur Biel is just getting started.
Originally published by BBC Africa.