Lopez Lomong finished third in the 5,000 meters Thursday night at the United States Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., to earn a spot on the American track and field team headed to London.

Tully residents Rob and Barbara Roger headed off Saturday morning to London to cheer on runner Lopez Lomong, their foster son, in the Olympics. Lomong is running a semi-final heat in the 5,000 ...

BEIJING -- By now, if you’ve paid attention at all, you will be up to speed on the story of Lopez Lomong, United States Olympic 1,500-meter runner and opening-ceremony flag-bearer. You have read ...

As the rain fell onto his car in Portland, Oregon, Lopez Lomong sat inside, wondering whether he should walk away from running. It was winter 2016, and he had just finished another track workout.

In this era of here today and gone tomorrow, the Lopez Lomong story just keeps on giving. Michael Phelps is already yesterday’s news. Lopez Lomong was last week’s, yesterday’s, today’s and ...

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When Lopez Lomong was a young boy growing up in Sudan, he ran to survive. The decision to run not only saved him from becoming a child soldier, but transformed the entire trajectory of life ...

The award is sponsored by Visa. Lomong, a resident of Lake Oswego, with clean drinking water. He has raised $150,00 for that goal in this calendar year. Lomong was born in South Sudan. He escaped ...

When U.S. athletes chose Sudanese-born Lopez Lomong as U.S. flagbearer, it was widely seen as a slap to China over Darfur. Hours before Friday’s opening ceremony, Lomong sidestepped political ...