(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. Friday, August 5 A star-studded ceremony, which will include the former refugee superstar Gilberto Gil, is set to open the Rio 2016 Olympic Games tonight during which Rose Nathike Lokonyen, a 23-year-old South Sudanese, will lead the first-ever team of refugee athletes into the famed Maracanã Stadium. 'I feel very excited, this is the first chance for...
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