“Jaws were open the whole time,” said Maso, who is competing in Fukuoka as part of the World Aquatics Refugee Team and was part of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team at Tokyo 2020 in 2021.“He’s so open to speak personally and all his replies were from his own experience in life, espec...
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...
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...