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What is a refugee?
a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
Which Olympic Games did the Refugee Team first take part in?
Rio 2016
What sport did Cindy Ngamba play? (swimming, boxing, canoe slalom)
boxing
Name an originating country that refugee athletes came from in the 2016 Rio Games?
South Sudan, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria
Who selects the athletes for the refugee team?
The IOC Executive Board
What does IOC stand for?
International Olympic Committee
How many athletes took part in the Paris 2024 Games?
37 athletes
What sport did Dina Pouryounes Langeroudi play? (taekwondo, diving, synchronised swimming)
taekwondo
Name an originating country that refugee athletes came from in the 2024 Paris Games?
South Sudan, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria, Sudan, Eritrea, Iran, Cameroon, Afghanistan, Cuba, Venezuela
How can an athlete be eligible to complete on the refugee team?
athletes must be elite competitors in their respective sport and be refugees in their host country, recognised by UNCHR, the UN Refugee Agency.
Where does the word Olympic come from?
From Greek Ολυμπιακός (olimpiakos), meaning 'from Olympia or Olympus', the word Olympic made it into the English language in the late 16th century through Latin. Olympia is a town in Hleia, the birth-place of the Olympic Games.
How many countries are the Paris Refugee Team athletes from?
from 11 countries
What sport did Farida Abaroge play? (athletics, equestrian, archery)
athletics
What country is Tachlowini Gabriyesos originally from?
Eretria
How many medals have the team won in all Olympics they have competed in?
1 - bronze medal in boxing (Cindy Ngamba)
What is an asylum seeker?
a person who has left their home country as a political refugee and is seeking asylum in another.
How many refugees took part in the Rio 2016 Games?
10 refugee athletes
What sport did Luna Solomon play? (diving, archery, shooting)
shooting
Which originating country did most refugee athletes come from in the 2016 Rio Games?
South Sudan
What flag does the team use to represent themselves?
The Olympic flag
What sports are in the modern pentathlon?
running, jumping, javelin, discus and wrestling
How many countries were the Rio Refugee Team athletes from?
from 4 countries
What sport did Ramiro Mora play? (weightlifting, rowing, canoe sprint)
weightlifting
What country is Yahya Al Ghotany originally from?
Syria
When do the team enter during the opening ceremony in the Paris 2024 Games?
2nd, after Greece