120 Million, 13 Reasons to Hope The Refugee Olympic Team wants more than just medals. These athletes hope to remind us of what refugees can achieve.
It is Olympic season! Be sure to follow the Refugee Olympic Team, comprised of 37 athletes coming from 11 countries to compete in 12 sports See the Claire Lampen in The Cut. “For Muna Dahouk, a 28-year-old Syrian Judo expert, the chance to prove the resilience of refugees is even more relevant than medaling. `It is so important to me to show the world what refugees can do. We are strong, we are the same as other athletes,’ Dahouk said. `We are still standing on our own legs, and we can fight.'”
“The Refugee Olympic Team will participate in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris for the third time since its creation.
This year, the team is made up of 37 refugee athletes hosted by 15 National Olympic Committees and will be competing across 12 sports.
They come from 11 different countries of origin: Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, South Sudan, Sudan, Eritrea, the Congo, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Venezuela and Cuba.”
KJ