'We will stand by your side,' Olympic committee president tells African nation at emotional acceptance ceremony South Sudan has become the Olympic movement's 206th member, crossing the final hurdle to competing at the 2016 Rio games. Sports leaders from South Sudan and Sudan, along with International Olympic Committee executive members, were emotional as the IOC accepted the country by acclaim at a meeting in Kuala Lumpur.
'We will stand by your side,' Olympic committee president tells African nation at emotional acceptance ceremony South Sudan has become the Olympic movement's 206th member, crossing the final hurdle to competing at the 2016 Rio games. Sports leaders from South Sudan and Sudan, along with International Olympic Committee executive members, were emotional as the IOC accepted the country by acclaim at a meeting in Kuala Lumpur.
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