(Source: Comitê Organizador dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paraolímpicos Rio 2016) The 10 athletes on the international refugee delegation at Rio 2016 represent many things. They are marathoners, judokas, orphans, lost, stateless. They are described as 'displaced,' their countries of origin 'war-torn,' full of 'horrors' and 'heartbreak.' Speaking to the international press at a news conference Saturday (30 July) swimmer Rami Anis, who fled Syria with a small suitcase, offered a new phrase for the world to consider. 'The refugee Olympic team is a team that does not know despair,' he said. Diving in: Yusra Mardini shoots off the blocks as Rami Anis takes a drink of water at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium...
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