Libya's Olympic chief is targetting the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro for the country's first medal as he attempts to overcome the years of sporting neglect under Muammar Gaddafi's regime.

During Muammar Gaddafi's 42-year rule, professional sport was actively discouraged in Libya but, in London this summer, one young athlete hopes to win his country's first Olympic medal.

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Libya's Olympic chief is targetting the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro for the country's first medal as he attempts to overcome the years of sporting neglect under Muammar Gaddafi's regime.

In Muammar Gaddafi's Libya, professional sport was actively discouraged but this year one athlete aims to win his country's first Olympic medal.