The Refugee Olympic Team competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016, as independent Olympic participants.
Refugee Olympic team arriving in Rio de Janeiro
Rose Lokonyen arriving in Rio de Janeiro for the Olympic Games
Yusra Mardini
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Yusra Mardini is a Syrian former competition swimmer and refugee of the Syrian civil war. She was a member of the first ever Refugee Olympic Athletes Team that competed under the Olympic flag at the 2
Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics
…athletes in their countries who might be able to reach Olympic standard. An initial three athletes were identified as potential competitors for Rio; Yusra Mardini, a 17-year-old Syrian swimmer, who crossed from Turkey into Greece in an inflatable boat (swimming after its motor had stopped) before crossing Europe…
Yusra Mardini in 2016