(Source: UNHCR - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Ten refugees will compete this August in Rio de Janeiro, forming 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. The initiative comes at a time when more people than ever - 65.3 million at last count - have been forced to flee their homes to escape conflict and persecution. The squad representing them in Rio hopes to give the world a glimpse of their resilience and untapped talent. Monday, August 1 Yonas Kinde, the final member of the 10-member Refugee Olympic...
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