(Source: UNHCR - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Rose Nathike Lokonyen, originally from South Sudan, trains in Kenya ahead of the Rio Olympic Games. © UNHCR/Benjamin Loyseau RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Rose Nathike Lokonyen, a 23-year-old South Sudanese runner, will lead the first-ever team of refugee athletes into the famed Maracanã Stadium at a star-studded Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games later today. The team of 10 athletes will march behind the flag of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and complete a full lap of the stadium ahead of the team of host nation Brazil - a symbolic gesture to mark the remarkable journey to the Rio Games each team...
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