These 10 refugees will compete at the 2016 Olympics in Rio (UNHCR - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)

(Source: UNHCR - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Ten refugees have been selected to form the first-ever Refugee Olympic Athletes team. © UNHCR Since the modern Olympics began in 1896, over 200 national teams have vied for glory at the Summer and Winter Games. Now, for the first time, a team of refugees will compete as well. The International Olympic Committee today announced the selection of 10 refugees who will compete this August in Rio de Janeiro, forming the first-ever Refugee Olympic Athletes 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...