(Source: UNHCR - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Friday, August 5 To tumultuous applause and a standing ovation, ten refugee athletes made history on Friday evening marching into the famed Maracanã Stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio2016 Olympics. Rose leads the Refugee Olympic Team at the Opening Ceremony of the Rio2016 Games. © UNHCR/Benjamin Loyseau Rose Nathike Lokonyen, a 23-year-old South Sudanese runner, led the first-ever Refugee Olympic Team into the stadium behind the banner of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to cries of support from an ecstatic crowd. Rose, carrying the flag, leads the other members of the Refugee Olympic Team at...
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