Tag: syria

• Yusra Mardini and the Refugee Olympic Team

  Did you know that this year in Rio de Janeiro, the very first Refugee Olympics team is competing? On June 3rd of this year, the International Olympic Committee announced a team of ten athletes who were selected from displaced refugees to compete in events such as judo, swimming, and general athletics.  Each of them are…

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  August 10, 16

  First thoughts

  olympics, refugee, rio de janeiro, swimming, syria, yusra mardini