Yusra Mardini, a Syrian swimmer, who now represents the team of Refugee Olympic Athletes (ROA) speaks to the media at the Olympic Refugee Team Press Conference. Credit: dean mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Yusra Mardini swam for her life, and now she's swimming for gold. ...
Mardini is one of 43 athletes in the running for a place on the Refugee Olympic Athletes (ROA) team -- the first of its kind. For Mardini, the road to the Olympics has become more than just a personal journey to the top of her sport. She knows that becoming part of the first team...
Five track and field athletes from South Sudan qualified for the 2016 Olympic team of refugee athletes: (L-R) Paulo Amotun Lokoro; Rose Nathike Lokonyen; Yiech Pur Biel; Anjelina Nada Lohalith; and James Nyang Chiengjiek. They pose for a photograph after a training session at their cam...
“We’re convinced this refugee Olympic team can send a symbol of hope to all refugees in the world,” IOC President Thomas Bach said at the close of a three-day IOC executive board meeting in Lausanne. “It is also a signal to the international community that refugees are our fellow hum...
Tokyo 2020 Olympian Maso got to ask the 23-time Olympic champion two questions. One addressed a common concern among athletes -
In October 2015, IOC president Thomas Bach announced at a U.N. conference that a Refugee Olympic Team would compete at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Acting as a symbol of hope for refugees worldwide and bringing global attention to the refugee crisis, the athletes took part in the Olympic Game...
Today, the two-time Olympic athlete advocates for refugees, founded her own foundation and is the youngest ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). There is a film, book and documentary about her extraordinary life. With her moving story, she exemplifies the strength and courage of people...
Olympians share what it means to be part of Team USA amid the summer games in Rio. -- Athletes marching in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Rio today will be joined by the first refugee team ever to compete in the Olympics. The 10 athletes on the refugee team will...
But for the first time in the history of the Games, a team of refugees have traveled to Brazil to compete to make some of their dreams come true. The Rio Olympic Games get underway this coming Friday. It's been a painful run-up to Rio, with the headlines dominated by security concerns...
T he team will march out(出场)just before athletes from Brazil.International Olympic Committee President T homas Bach said that, "By【小题10 】 (welco me) this team of refugee athletes to Rio, we want to send a message of hope for all refug ees of the world." T he United Nations ...