Making it to the Olympic Games in Paris is an incredible feat — made much more difficult for some athletes who have been forced from their home countries, becoming refugees. These athletes will get to particip
In this exclusive interview, the judoka reflects on his journey to the Netherlands and his love for the sport, sharing the powerful message refugee athletes can send to the world: 'You need to trust in yourself. When you think you can and when you think you will, you have to just do ...
Team Visa athletes are at the heart of Visa’s global Olympic Games sponsorship activation, this year more than ever. Some examples include: Ibtihaj Muhammad (USA, Fencing), the first Muslim American woman to compete at the Olympics in a hijab, who unveiled theVisa payment ringto the world;...
Find out which athletes are in action, including six judokas, one weightlifter and two athletes in what will be a thrilling day for the team at Tokyo 2020.
(EOR) Tokyo 2020. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today approved the composition of the team. The Tokyo team was selected from refugee athletes currently supported by the IOC through the Olympic Scholarships for Refugee Athletes Programme. They will send a powerful message of solidarity ...
Through Olympic Solidarity scholarships, 56 athletes from 21 host countries – Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Luxembourg, Portugal, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kin...