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TIL in 1992, Bosnian sportsman Aleksandar Đurić was invited to compete in canoeing at the Barcelona Olympics. The Bosnian Olympic Committee couldn't afford to pay for his travel, so he hitch-hiked his way over 1500 km, including a 2 day trek, and borrowed equipment from the Spanish and Italian teams

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