Afghanistan's first woman breakdancer, a Cameroon-born British boxing champion, and a literal shooting star from Venezuela are among the members of the Refugee Olympic team competing at the Paris Games, which begin in July.
Afghanistan's first woman breakdancer, a Cameroon-born British boxing champion, and a literal shooting star from Venezuela are among the members of the Refugee Olympic team competing at the Paris Games, which begin in July.
. This will send a message of hope to the more than 100 million displaced people around the world. At the same time, you will make billions of people around the world aware of the magnitude of the refugee crisis," Mr. Bach For the most part they were selected from among the refugee athletes supported by the IOC through a scholarship programme.UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said the Refugee Olympic Team should remind everyone of the resilience, courage and hopes of all those uprooted by war and persecution.for people whose lives have been disrupted in often harrowing circumstances. Transformative not just for Olympians, but for everyone," he added.
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