Olympic underdogsYusra Mardini captured the hearts of the world with her valiant performance in the 100m butterfly at Rio 2016, a year after swimming for her life. Photos: Rio 2016 Olympics: Meet the first ever refugee team Every competitor at the 2016 Olympics will have undergone a personal journey to reach Rio. The 21-year-old cites the prospect of Rio 2016 as "a great moment in my life and a story to my children and grandchildren." He will be on the official Olympic Refugee Team for the 2016 Games in the same city. Hide Caption 15 of 15Many countries at the Olympics had never won a medal in their history... until 2016.

Source: CNN November 03, 2016 15:16 UTC