Selection Row Hits Refugee Olympic Team
The are questions around the selection process for the African athletes.
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Africa:
Refugee Olympic Team in Selection Row
RFI, 3 August 2016
The Rio Olympics begin on Friday, and as well as competing under national flags, some African countries will also participate in the Refugee Team. It's a group of ten athletes who… Read more »
Olympic torch.
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Africa:
Ready for Olympic Games, UN-Supported Refugee Athletes Set Out for Rio
UN News, 29 July 2016
Five middle-distance runners from South Sudan, until recently living in Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp, have flown out of the capital city of Nairobi to take part in the first-ever… Read more »
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Kenya:
First Ever Refugees Olympic Team Leaves for Rio
CISA, 29 July 2016
Five middle-distance runners from South Sudan, until recently living in Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp, left Nairobi on July 28 to take part in first-ever Refugee Olympic Team in Rio… Read more »
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Africa:
UN Assembly President Appeals for 'Olympic Truce' As Rio Games Approach
UN News, 25 July 2016
Ahead of next month's start of the Olympics in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, President of the General Assembly, Mogens Lykketoft, has issued an appeal to all United Nations… Read more »