(Source: UNHCR - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Ten refugees who made history as members of the first-ever Refugee Olympic Team have started competing at Rio2016. The team includes two Syrian swimmers, two judokas from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a marathoner from Ethiopia and five middle-distance runners from South Sudan. Final day at Rio2016, the first-ever Olympics to see a refugee team participate. Yonas Kinde, the last of the 10 #teamrefugee members to compete, took part in the marathon - always historically the last major event. Popole and Yolande were back in training a few days after competing in the Olympics. They were treated like heros at...
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