(Source: Comitê Organizador dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paraolímpicos Rio 2016) IOC president says initiative is 'signal to the international community that refugees are our fellow human beings' They will form a team unlike any other that has competed in the Olympic Game before. The 10 refugee athletes set to compete at Rio 2016 were announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday (3 June), giving hope to people displaced by war and social unrest all over the world. Five runners from South Sudan, two swimmers from Syria, two judokas from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a marathon runner from Ethiopia will march under the Olympic flag at the opening ceremony on 5 August at...
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