Drums, hugs and tears of joy as refugee Olympians land back in Kenya (UNHCR -...
(Source: UNHCR - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Olympian James Nyang Chiengjiek (R) is embraced by a family member on arrival in Nairobi, Kenya. He was among five South...
View ArticlePope Francis writes letter to refugee Olympic team: 'I wish your courage...
Pope Francis has written a letter extending his support to members of the refugee team who are competing at the 2016 Olympic Games. The Pontiff...
View ArticleOlympic refugee team to be 'symbol of hope' in Rio
Ten refugee athletes from Africa and the Middle East were selected today to compete under the Olympic flag at the Rio de Janeiro Games in what the IOC said represents a "symbol of hope" for migrants...
View ArticleRefugees run long, inspiring road to Rio's world stage
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — 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...
View ArticleFor Refugee Team, Just Being In Rio Is Like Winning Gold
i Members of the Refugee Olympic Team have their picture taken with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, and UNHCR staff inside the Olympic Village. For the first time in...
View ArticleHere's how Team Refugees fared at the Olympics
The Rio 2016 Summer Olympics are done and, amidst all the buzz about Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky, Michael Phelps, and, yes, Ryan Lochte, we don't want to overlook one storyline that's truly deserving...
View ArticlePressure mounts for Olympic refugee team
A decade ago, Yiech Pur Biel fled from South Sudan alone, his parents and siblings having disappeared in the chaos of war. He arrived in Kakuma, Kenya, in 2005, and has been living as a refugee ever...
View ArticleOlympic refugee team to be 'symbol of hope' in Rio
Ten refugee athletes from Africa and the Middle East were selected Friday to compete under the Olympic flag at the Rio de Janeiro Games in what the IOC said represents a "symbol of hope" for migrants...
View ArticleFrom Cubs to Foxes: Why 2016 is the year of the underdog
(CNN)The last time Chicago Cubs won the World Series, just 1.7 billion people walked the earth -- the same number of Facebook users around the world today. But baseball's history makers are far from...
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 who made history as members of the first-ever Refugee Olympic Team have started competing at Rio2016. The team...
View ArticleRefugees run long, inspiring road to Rio's world stage
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- 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...
View ArticleVisa Adds Refugee Olympic Athletes to Complete Team Visa Rio 2016 Roster
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) announced today the full Team Visa roster for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. With 60 athletes, it is the most expansive group of Olympic and Paralympic...
View ArticleCountdown to Rio 2016: Refugee Olympic Team prepares for historic debut...
(Source: UNHCR - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Friday, August 5 To tumultuous applause and a standing ovation, ten refugee athletes made history on Friday evening...
View Article‘Sport is for peace’ - the example of the Athlete Refugee Team for...
The world celebrates the United Nations International Day of Peace today, whose focus this year is to engage and mobilise people throughout the world to show support for refugees and migrants. It's a...
View ArticleTHE IOC TEN REFUGEE TEAM TO PARTICIPATE IN RIO (EOC - European Olympic...
(Source: EOC - European Olympic Committees) Lausanne, June 6, 2016 - the International Olympic Committee chose the ten refugee athletes that will act as a symbol of hope for refugees worldwide and...
View ArticleThe Ten Athletes on the Olympic Refugee Team
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) named 10 refugee athletes who will compete as Team Refugee Olympic Athletes in this summer’s Olympics Games in Rio. The athletes are from Syria, South Sudan,...
View ArticleOlympic first as refugee team to compete at Rio games
This week, for the first time in history, refugees around the world are to have a team representing them at the Olympic Games. The athletes will compete for the Refugee Olympic Team and march with the...
View ArticleVisa Adds Refugee Olympic Athletes to Complete Team Visa Rio 2016 Roster...
(Source: Visa Inc) http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160720005369/en/ Visa is thrilled to welcome refugee Olympic athletes to the #TeamVisa community of 60 Olympic athletes. #Rio2016 (Photo:...
View ArticleRefugee Olympic Team Now Being Cheered On In Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp
The refugee crisis has been a hot topic this year and much of the media coverage surrounding the issue has been negative. But at Rio 2016, the Refugee Olympic Team has been met with a huge welcome and...
View ArticleOlympic refugee team: James Chiengjiek’s escape from the clutches of war to...
(Source: Comitê Organizador dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paraolímpicos Rio 2016) After fleeing his home to avoid being forced to become a child soldier, South Sudanese runner wants to use his platform to help...
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