(Source: IOC - International Olympic Commitee) The 10 athletes on the Refugee Olympic Team (ROT) were welcomed to the IOC Session with a standing ovation today, and took the opportunity to urge compassion for the world's 65 million refugees and other displaced people. 'We are ambassadors for the other refugees. We cannot forget this chance that you gave us,' Olympian Yiech Pur Biel, a refugee from South Sudan told the IOC members. 'We are not bad people. It's only a name to be a refugee.' Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini, a swimmer, thanked the IOC for giving the refugee athletes the opportunity to show that refugees can contribute to society. 'We still are humans. We are not only refugees. We...
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