Against the Odds: Nery Brenes

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Nery Brenes struggled for years to get the funding to race professionally
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The BBC's Against the Odds series profiles athletes heading to the Olympics despite huge obstacles.

In Costa Rica, Claire Marshall met a young sprinter from a port town consumed by gang violence.
Nery Brenes has the Olympic hopes of a nation resting on his shoulders, and he is just 22 years old.
In August, he will represent Costa Rica in the 400 metres in Beijing. According to his coach, Walter Salazar, he's the best athlete ever to have come from the country.

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[BronxCheer+]

i truely wish him the best!!!

 

[DodgerFan1]

he's an example for all the youth in cr.... nothing compared to all of those mediocre soccer players

 

[Jack Herer]

His coach saying he's "the best athlete to ever come out of the country", let's wait 'till he wins an Olympic Medal like the Poll sisters did. No question he's good, but the best?, he still has a long way to go and big shoes to fill.

 

[hater]

Run Nigga Run!!!!!

 

[hater]

Kidding. Hope he brings back a medal.

 

[BronxCheer+]

Kidding. Hope he brings back a medal.

or at least a metal of some kind!!

 

[DonMelchor]

His coach saying he's "the best athlete to ever come out of the country", let's wait 'till he wins an Olympic Medal like the Poll sisters did. No question he's good, but the best?, he still has a long way to go and big shoes to fill.

probably meant native, cause the Polls are germans.........

 

[Jack Herer]

probably meant native, cause the Polls are germans.........

Yes, but Nery is African.

 

[DonMelchor]

lol, but at least he was born here..........

Do you think that 7 feet monster came from an indian....

 

[Jack Herer]

I think they were actually born in Nicaragua.

 

[DonMelchor]

I think they were actually born in Nicaragua.

yup

 

[VIEJODINOSAUR]

Great story....Costa Rica needs more young people like him...