The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday announced the largest Olympic refugee team to date for the Paris 2024 Games, with 36 athletes from 11 different countries.
The athletes, from countries including Syria, Sudan, Iran and Afghanistan, will compete in 12 sports in Paris, the third time such a team has been formed for the Summer Olympics.
“Through your participation in the Olympic Games you will demonstrate the human potential for resilience and excellence,” IOC President Thomas Bach said during the team announcement. “This will send a message of hope to the more than 100 million displaced people around the world.”
For the first time, the team will compete with its own mascot.
The IOC has announced its first refugee team for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, with 10 athletes, to raise awareness of the problem as hundreds of thousands of people pour into Europe from the Middle East and elsewhere fleeing conflict. and poverty.
The team that competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, held in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, is almost three times larger than the inaugural Rio Games team, with a total of 29 athletes competing in 12 sports.
Source: La Verdad
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