The International Olympic Committee has reportedly identified 43 potential refugee athletes to compete at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. As many as 10 will be selected to compete on a team as รขโฌลa message of hopeรขโฌย at this summerรขโฌโขs Games.
According to IOC President Thomas Bach, the 10 athletes selected will compete on รขโฌลTeam Refugee Olympic Athletesรขโฌย. The selection depends on the specific sportsรขโฌโข qualification criteria.
รขโฌลWe have all been touched by the magnitude of this refugee crisis,รขโฌย Bach told reporters.รย รขโฌลBy welcoming this team of refugee athletes to Rio, we want to send a message of hope for all refugees of the world.รขโฌย
Among the 43 potential athletes is a 17-year-old swimmer named Yusra Mardini, who fled Syria with her family. Along with a group of 20 other refugees, she used an inflatable boat to travel to Turkey. When the boat began deflating, she and her sister pushed it to shore by kicking in the water forรย three and a half hours. All passengers on the boat รขโฌโ none of whom were swimmers รขโฌโ arrived safely.
Mardini, who now lives in Germany, is one of several athletes to haveรย received funding from a $2 million IOC scholarship fund for refugees.
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