tag:bbc.co.uk,2008:cps:playlist:mediaAsset:18773809 Meb Keflezighi: From running for his life to running for Olympic gold Meb Keflezighi says he only ran as a child in war-torn Eritrea to escape the soldiers. Now the 37-year-old American is running for gold in the Olympic marathon. 2012-07-10T17:29:16Z en News 18773809 99127 blocked tag:bbc.co.uk,2008:cps:advert:mediaAsset:18773809 tag:bbc.co.uk,2008:cps:ident:news:video:640x360 tag:bbc.co.uk,2008:cps:mediaAsset:18773809 tag:bbc.co.uk,2008:cps:playlist:mediaAsset:18773806 US gymnast thanks mother for fleeing Cuba US Olympic gymnast Danell Leyva says the sacrifices his mother made to help his family escape Cuba have given him the opportunity for a better life. tag:bbc.co.uk,2008:cps:playlist:mediaAsset:18773805 Synchro swimmer says 'underwater you feel like you're dying' It may be all smiles above the surface but US synchronised swimmer Mariya Koroleva, who was born in Russia, says 'underwater you feel like you're dying'. tag:bbc.co.uk,2008:cps:playlist:mediaAsset:18773807 Two Olympics, two countries, two golds? Tony Gunawan won gold at the 2000 Olympics for Indonesia. Now he's back and playing badminton for the US. tag:bbc.co.uk,2008:cps:playlist:mediaAsset:18773810 US judo star adopted from orphanage also 'fighting for Montenegro' Nick Delpopolo was adopted from an orphanage in Montenegro is 1990. He has lived most of his life in the US but says he feels like he will also represent the land of his birth in London.