28 June 2012 14:53 | By Jeremy Lim, Photos from AP and AFP
Big stars from small countries

Against all odds, these athletes put their tiny nations on the world sporting stage

Vivian Richards, Antigua(AFP PHOTO Noah SEELAM) (© Vivian Richards, Antigua(AFP PHOTO Noah SEELAM))
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  • Vivian Richards, Antigua(AFP PHOTO Noah SEELAM) (© Vivian Richards, Antigua(AFP PHOTO Noah SEELAM))
  • Obadele Thompson, Barbados (AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA) (© AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA)
  • Manuel Poggiali, San Marino (AFP PHOTO/William WEST) (© AFP PHOTO/William WEST)
  • Rashid Ramzi, Bahrain (AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE) (© AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE)
  • Vivian Richards, Antigua (AP Photo/Max Nash) (© (AP Photo/Max Nash))
  • Kim Collins, Saint Kitts and Nevis (AP Photo) (© (AP Photo))
  • Tanya Streeter, Cayman Islands (AP Photo/LM Otero) (© (AP Photo/LM Otero))
  • Ryan Brathwaite, Barbados (AP Photo/Andres Leighton) (© (AP Photo/Andres Leighton))
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Some of these countries have less than 60,000 people. Others can be crossed on foot. The odds were against them to produce athletes who could compete at international levels - yet here they are, setting world records and claiming Olympic medals.

Photo above: Cricket legend Vivian Richards hails from Antigua, a small Caribbean island.

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