IOC Refugee Olympic Team Rio 2016 A message of hope and solidarity At the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in October 2015, confronted with the global refugee crisis that has seen millions of people in the world displaced,IOC President Thomas Bach announced the creation of the Refugee Olympi...
Approximately one-half of the world watches coverage of the Olympic Games. In 2016, the International Olympic Committee used that platform to turn those eyes to something bigger - the refugee crisis.
Refugee Olympic Team player competes in men's 400m heat---Nyang James Chiengjiek of Refugee Olympic Team reacts after the men's 400m heat at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 12, 2016. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)
The Rio 2016 Refugee Olympic Team at the top of Mount Corcovado Photo credit: IOC/DAVID BURNETT 6 / 6 Contact Us We’re building a team like no other, and we want everyone to be part of it. Whether you want to share your resources, become a partner, join one of our networks or ...
The IOC has given out 49 refugee athlete scholarships to inspire the athletes to push themselves to the limit in a bid to secure places in the team. They include the 10 athletes who were part of the first IOC Refugee Olympic Team Rio 2016 from Syria, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),...
The first Refugee Olympic Team was created by the IOC for the Olympic Games Rio 2016 in an endeavour to raise awareness of the magnitude of the refugee crisis. For Tokyo 2020, a much larger team of 29 refugee athletes competing in 12 sports will again send a messag...
Nawal El Moutawakel, a Laureus Academy Member and the chair of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the Rio 2016 Olympics, announced the Refugee Olympic Team as the winners at a press conference, which took place ahead of the Laureus World Sports Awards. ...
Refugee delegation attend flag raising ceremony in Rio---Members of the delegation of Refugee Olympics Team to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games attend the flag-raising ceremony at the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 3, 2016.
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Yusra Mardini and her teammates from the first ever Refugee Olympic Team (ROT) told a press conference here on Saturday that bearing the Olympic flag in the upcoming Rio Games is a life-changing opportunity. ...
They will be a part of the first ever Refugee Olympic Team (ROT). "They will form a team unlike any other that has competed in the Olympic Game before ... giving hope to people displaced by war and social unrest all over the world," the official Rio2016 website said. ...