Meet The Newest Olympic Teams: Kosovo and South Sudan
i Kosovo's Malinda Kelmendi, who competes in judo, waves the country's flag in the capital city Pristina on July 29. Kosovo, which declared independence in 2008, is sending eight athletes to its first...
View ArticleRio 2016: First-ever refugee team all smiles as they get clicked with the...
--> Sun, 31 Jul 2016-08:50am , Rio de Janeiro , Reuters Yusra Mardini, a swimmer who fled Syria's war, said that the entire refugee team was elated to be in Rio. Members of the first-ever Olympic...
View ArticleReady for Olympic Games, UN-supported refugee athletes set out for Rio (UN -...
(Source: UN - United Nations) 29 July 2016 - Five middle-distance runners from South Sudan, until recently living in Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp, have flown out of the capital city of Nairobi to take...
View ArticleReady for Olympic Games, UN-supported refugee athletes set out for Rio
Print 29 July 2016 Five middle-distance runners from South Sudan, until recently living in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp, have flown out of the capital city of Nairobi to take part in the first-ever...
View ArticleRefugee team takes centre stage ahead of Opening Ceremony. (UNHCR - Office of...
(Source: UNHCR - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Refugees who will compete in the Olympic Games in Brazil visit the Christ the Redeemer statue in Parque Nacional da Tijuca....
View ArticleRefugee Olympic Team get a warm welcome in Rio (UNHCR - Office of the United...
(Source: UNHCR - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Refugees who will compete in the Olympic Games in Brazil visit the Christ the Redeemer statue in Parque Nacional da Tijuca....
View ArticleKakuma refugee camp tunes in to watch Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games...
(Source: IOC - International Olympic Commitee) As excitement mounts before the Olympic Games Rio 2016 open in the iconic Maracana stadium in just a few hours, the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya is...
View ArticleLive Blog: #TeamRefugees turns dreams into reality at Rio Olympics (UNHCR -...
(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...
View ArticleSteely determination and 'iron will' propel team of refugees at Rio 2016...
(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,...
View ArticleCOPY OF: Live Blog: Refugee Olympic Team turns dreams into reality in Rio...
(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...
View ArticleOlympics: Refugees run long, inspiring road to Rio's world stage
Nairobi, Kenya • They were used to running barefoot on baking ground. They were raw, untrained. All eager. Each day, the five runners who grew up in the Kakuma refugee camp pounded the dusty tracks...
View ArticleRefugee Olympic team makes history at Rio Games (UNHCR - Office of the United...
(Source: UNHCR - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Rose Nathike Lokonyen, originally from South Sudan, trains in Kenya ahead of the Rio Olympic Games. © UNHCR/Benjamin...
View ArticleSouth Sudanese runner leads team refugees into Games. (UNHCR - Office of the...
(Source: UNHCR - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Rose Nathike Lokonyen, originally from South Sudan, trains in Kenya ahead of the Rio Olympic Games. © UNHCR/Benjamin...
View ArticleSouth Sudanese runner leads refugee team into Games (UNHCR - Office of the...
(Source: UNHCR - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Rose Nathike Lokonyen, originally from South Sudan, trains in Kenya ahead of the Rio Olympic Games. © UNHCR/Benjamin...
View ArticleGrover is all-in for the Olympics' Team Refugees
On Saturday, August 6, Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini will make history when she participates in the women's 100 meter butterfly at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. It will be the first time an athlete has...
View ArticleAmnesty International Rallies Behind Refugee Athletes Competing in Olympic...
(Source: Amnesty International USA) For the first time in the history of the Olympics, 10 refugees are competing without a national team. To stand in solidarity with them, a group of refugees and...
View ArticleRefugee Olympic Athletes Deliver Message of Hope for Displaced People (IOC -...
(Source: IOC - International Olympic Commitee) The 10 athletes on the Refugee Olympic Team (ROT) were welcomed to the IOC Session with a standing ovation today, and took the opportunity to urge...
View ArticleLive Blog: Refugee Olympic Team turns dreams into reality in Rio (UNHCR -...
(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...
View ArticleSyrian refugee Yusra Mardini swims for joy after swimming for her life...
(Source: Comitê Organizador dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paraolímpicos Rio 2016) Yusra Mardini is ready to savour the most joyous swim of her life after arriving in Rio to compete in the 2016 Games, less than...
View ArticleFirst-ever Refugee Olympic Team set to compete at Rio 2016 (Canadian Olympic...
(Source: Canadian Olympic Committee) For the first time, a team made up solely of refugees will take part in the Games. The Refugee Olympic Team, which features 10 athletes, was assembled by the...
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