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Majid Jelili - Sverige
Overview
If you are an immigrant in Sweden, then you have to be able to cope, Majid has learned that. And if you live in Tensta, you have the whole world at your fingertips. And all dreams. Majid Jelili dreams of the Olympics in Sydney. He weighs only 54 kilos but he is fast and hits hard and with a will as strong as a dream. What happened then?
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