LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Refugee Team for the Paris Olympics will feature 36 athletes from 11 countries in 12 sports. They were picked from more than 70 scholarships, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said at the team announcement on Thursday. The team will be known under the acronym EOR from the French name Équipe Olympique des Réfugiés. The refugee team was created by the IOC for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro to allow athletes to keep competing, even if they have been forced to leave their home countries. There were 10 athletes in Rio, with Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini becoming the first to compete.

Source: Ethiopian News May 02, 2024 15:57 UTC