For two weeks, the entire world's attention has been on South Korea, where the world's best athletes have been competing for glory in the Winter Olympics.
But it is not just those winning gold who have captured our imagination. As with every Olympic Games, support for the underdog has crossed borders.
In Pyeongchang, those underdogs have, by and large, come from African countries - perhaps unsurprisingly. After all, Africa is not known for its snow and ice.
It helps that many have inspiring stories of overcoming the odds to make it to South Korea; stories which many hope will inspire other athletes to follow in their footsteps.
The Nigerian bobsled team has been a particular favourite, the echoes of "Cool Runnings" - the Jamaican bobsled team which fought their way to Calgary in 1988 - ringing strongly in fans' ears.
Source
: bbc
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