Samiyo Yusuf, a young woman in her early 20s, is training strenuously for the coming Beijing Olympics and has high hopes that she will bring success back to her home country, Somalia, as she is the only female athlete representing the war-torn nation. "We are hopeful that we will succeed in the events we will take part in Beijing," said Yusuf, who will run in the women's 400 meters and 800 meters. Saeed said he will be participating in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters and expected to "raise" the name of his country which has been "synonymous for war, death and destruction". Source: Xinhua