Olympic refugee team: Yiech Pur Biel, the ‘Lost Boy’ who found a sense of...
(Source: Comitê Organizador dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paraolímpicos Rio 2016) The South Sudanese runner, who lived for 10 years in a refugee camp, will compete in the 800m at the Rio 2016 Games Eleven...
View ArticleDrums, 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: Anjelina Nadai Lohalith hopes Rio 2016 success will...
(Source: Comitê Organizador dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paraolímpicos Rio 2016) After fleeing war in her native South Sudan at just six years old, the 1500m runner dreams of returning and building her father...
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 ArticleKenya’s Loroupe to lead another refugee team to Asian Games
By John Kwoba NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- The refugees most from Kakuma Refugee camp in Lodwar (Kenya) will be having their second shot on a global stage after their famous performance at the Rio Olympics in...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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...
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