International Olympic Committee Announces First-Ever Refugee Team

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<p>‘The I ter atio al Olympic Committee ma e history Fri ay, reveali g the 2016 Olympic Games i Rio e Ja eiro, Brazil, will welcome the worl ’s first-ever ref gee team, with 10 athletes i vite to participate er the Olympic flag.</p>
<p>“These ref gees have o home, o team, o flag, o atio al a them,” IOC presi e t Thomas Bach sai i a press release. “We will offer them a home i the Olympic Village together with all the athletes of the worl . The Olympic a them will be playe i their ho or a the Olympic flag will lea them i to the sta i m.”’</p>
<p><a href="http://www.alter et.org/worl /i ter atio al-olympic-committee-a o ces-first-ever-ref gee-team" target="_bla k">Rea more: I ter atio al Olympic Committee A o ces First-Ever Ref gee Team</a></p>