For The First Time, A Team Of Refugees Will Compete At The Olympics
In an Olympic first, 10 members of an unusual team will be competing at the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro: a squad made up entirely of refugees.
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Olympians without nations: first-ever team of refugees heads to Summer Games
With 20 million refugees worldwide, the International Olympic Committee announces a new team to make the games more inclusive for people without a nation to call home.
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Why the first Olympic refugee team may not be the last
▻https://Ten refugee athletes will march into the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, August 5, 2016. Unlike the other athletes there, they will not represent the countries of their birth, heritage or citizenship. These athletes will comprise the first-ever Olympic refugee team, and they will march under the Olympic flag.theconversation.com/why-the-first-olympic-refugee-team-may-not-be-the-last-58919
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The Olympic Team With No Flag
The first Refugee Olympic Team will arrive in Rio dreaming of gold — and the countries they were forced to leave behind.
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One refugee’s journey to the Olympics. After losing his family in Congo’s civil war, Popole Misenga found purpose in judo
For the first time in Olympics history, a 10-person all-refugee team will compete in the games, which begin Aug. 5 in Rio de Janeiro. Popole Misenga, a 24-year-old judo fighter originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, is one of these nation-less athletes.
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She Swam to Escape Syria. Now She’ll Swim in Rio.
BERLIN — Yusra Mardini, an Olympic swimmer, was an hour and a half into her first training session of the day, butterfly-kicking down the length of a pool with a yellow rubber duck balanced on her head.
Meet The First Ever Refugee Olympic Team | Rio 2016 Olympic Games
The Olympic Games Rio 2016 will have the first ever Refugee Team at the Olympic Games. Meet these incredible athletes and get ready to support them at the Olympics!
I rifugiati all’Olimpiade di Rio de Janeiro
Fra poche ore cominceranno i giochi olimpici e nella festa inaugurale sfileranno, sotto la bandiera olimpica, dieci atleti provenienti da paesi diversi e unificati dal loro status giuridico. E’ stata battezzata come la squadra dei rifugiati e ospita persone keniote, sud sudanesi, siriane, etiopi, congolesi della RDC.
The Refugee Olympians in Rio
Samia Yusuf Omar, who was lithe to the point of frailty, sprinted her way to momentary fame at the Beijing Olympics, in 2008. She was one of two athletes on the team from war-torn Somalia. Only seventeen, she’d had no professional coaching, and had dropped out of school in the eighth grade, after her father died, to help care for five younger siblings while her mother peddled produce. She practiced at a bombed-out stadium in Mogadishu. Female athletes were rare in Somalia, and she faced harassment and intimidation from Islamist militias. In Beijing, she dared to run without a hijab. Virtually no one in Somalia was able to watch her compete—no TV station carried the Olympics, and many Somalis had no television or electricity, anyway. Omar’s running shoes had been donated by runners on Sudan’s team.
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Yusra e le sue sorelle
Yusra Mardini ce l’ha fatta. Alcune settimana fa, vi avevamo raccontato la sua storia e il suo sogno di gareggiare alle Olimpiadi di Rio de Janerio. Oggi, il sogno di Yusra è realtà. La giovane nuotatrice siriana farà parte della squadra dei rifugiati selezionata dal Comitato Olimpico. Per la prima volta nella storia, alle Olimpiadi parteciperà anche un team formato da dieci atleti provenienti da diversi Paesi di tutto il mondo e che, per motivi diversi, non possono gareggiare sotto la bandiera del proprio Paese d’origine. Gareggeranno quindi sotto il vessillo con i cinque cerchi del Comitato Olimpico.
#JO2016 L’équipe des réfugiés reçoit les encouragements du pape François pour les Jeux Olympiques
Le pape a envoyé samedi une lettre aux athlètes de l’équipe de réfugiés qui participent aux jeux Olympiques de Rio, les encourageant à lancer au monde « un cri de fraternité et de paix », rapporte Radio Vatican.
L’équipe des réfugiés, dernier étendard de l’idéal olympique
Quand il pénétrera dans le stade Maracana de Rio de Janeiro (Brésil), vendredi 5 août, lors de la cérémonie d’ouverture des Jeux olympiques (JO), Rami Anis aura une pensée pour son oncle Majad. C’est lui qui, en nageur émérite, fit un jour découvrir la natation au petit garçon d’à peine 3 ans, lors d’une compétition qu’il disputait à Alep (Syrie), bien avant le déclenchement de la guerre civile en Syrie en 2011. Vingt-deux ans plus tard, le voici qui s’apprête à prendre part au plus grand événement sportif du monde. « C’est le rêve de tout athlète professionnel de participer aux JO, le mien va devenir réalité. »
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Refugee Popole Misenga breaks down in tears ahead of the Olympics as he prepares to compete in Rio 15 years after last seeing his two brothers
Popole Misenga broke down crying - for the family in Congo that he hasn’t seen in 15 years, and for all the world’s refugees who haven’t been as lucky as he’s been.
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Rio 2016: First ever refugee team ’have already won’
A team of 10 refugees who will compete at the games in Brazil say they are ready to represent refugees around the world.
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Hungarian state TV silent about Olympic refugees
In a flashback to the days of the Cold War, Hungary’s state TV has stayed mum about the presence of a refugee team at the Olympics, a fact drawing criticism from opposition media on Sunday.
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Live Blog: Refugee Olympic Team turns dreams into reality in Rio
Ten refugees have made history at Rio2016 as members of the first-ever Refugee Olympic Team. They include two Syrian swimmers, two judokas from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a marathoner from Ethiopia and five middle-distance runners from South Sudan.
L’équipe olympique des réfugiés sous les projecteurs avant la Cérémonie d’ouverture
Depuis l’arrivée de l’équipe olympique des athlètes réfugiés au Brésil, des célébrités et d’autres athlètes se sont ralliés à leur côté.
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Refugee Olympic Team makes history at Rio Games
Rose Lokonyen, 23, leads a squad of 10 athletes behind the flag of the International Olympic Committee.
#Yusra_Mardini: Olympic Syrian refugee who swam for three hours in sea to push sinking boat carrying 20 to safety
Almost every athlete at the 2016 Olympic Games will have an interesting backstory, but Yusra Mardini’s is more extraordinary than most.
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Victorious in Rio, the Syrian refugee who saved 20 lives in the Aegean Sea
From helplessness to hope: inspirational tales of the #Refugee_Olympic_Team
For the first time in Olympic history, 10 athletes will compete at Rio 2016 for a special team in a move designed to bring global attention to the magnitude of the worldwide refugee crisis
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Team Refugees: 5 Remarkable Journeys to Rio 2016 Olympic Games
KAKUMA, Kenya — From the flames of war in southern Sudan, five young runners who survived violence, displacement and the confines of a refugee camp are preparing to make history at the Rio Games.
Escape to victory: the refugees who will run at the Rio Olympics
Escaping South Sudan in 2005, Yiech and his family had to eat leaves to stave off hunger. Now, he’s part of the first ever “Team Refugee”.
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10 athletes with no national team. No flag. And no anthem to call their own. Until now.
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#Yusra_Mardini : de la mer Egée aux bassins des JO
La jeune réfugiée Syrienne et sa sœur avaient tiré leur canot défectueux jusqu’à Lesbos. Cet été, la nageuse a pu vivre son rêve olympique et elle a gagné, à sa manière.
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Rio 2016. Une équipe de réfugiés, est-ce une si bonne idée ?
C’est une première : parmi les délégations présentes à Rio pour les Jeux olympiques 2016 figure une équipe composée de réfugiés, dont les histoires sont souvent bouleversantes. Ainsi, raconte The Independent, la nageuse syrienne Yusra Mardini a failli mourir en Méditerranée, après avoir pris place dans un bateau surchargé. Quand il a commencé à couler, elle s’est jetée à l’eau avec sa sœur et a nagé plusieurs kilomètres tout en poussant la barque jusqu’à la terre ferme.
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Olympic refugee team: prolific marathon runner Yonas Kinde finally able to compete at Olympic Games
The Ethiopian who has won many races in Europe has thus far been unable to prove himself at major competitions due to his lack of citizenship
Rio 2016 : un drapeau (officieux) pour l’équipe des réfugiés
Une artiste syrienne a créé un drapeau aux couleurs des gilets de sauvetage pour l’équipe olympique des réfugiés.
