The Refugee Olympic Team is a group made up of independent Olympic participants who are refugees. In March 2016, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach announced the creation of the Refugee Olympic Athletes Team, as a symbol of hope for all refugees in the world in order to raise global awareness of the scale of the migrant crisis in Europe. In September 2017, the IOC established the Olympic Refugee Foundation to supporting refugees over the long term.[1][2]
The Olympic flag and the Olympic Hymn are used as team symbols. The participating athletes marched in the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics, with the team entering the stadium as the penultimate delegation, just before the host country. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, the team entered the stadium second only to Greece.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, the team used the IOC country code ROT, but at the 2020 Summer Olympics this was changed to EOR for French Équipe olympique des réfugiés. As of 2022, no refugee Olympic athletes had participated in the Winter Olympic Games.
The team was awarded the 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for Sport for giving athletes the opportunity in conflict zones and places where human rights are violated, preventing them from performing their sporting and personal activities.[3]
This category was created in March 2016. The selection criteria include the sporting level, the official refugee status verified by the United Nations, the personal situation, and the background of each athlete.
At its meeting in Buenos Aires in October 2018, the International Olympic Committee decided to establish the Refugee Olympic Team (EOR) for the 2020 Summer Olympics. This decision built on the legacy of the Refugee Olympic Team in 2016 and was part of the IOC's commitment to play its part in addressing the global refugee crisis and in carrying the message of solidarity and hope to millions of refugee athletes around the world.
The IOC Session tasked Olympic Solidarity with establishing the conditions of participation and defining the team identification and selection process. These elements were carried out in close collaboration with the National Olympic Committees, the International Sports Federations, the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). On 20 June 2019, the IOC released the list of Refugee Athlete Scholarship holders who wished to join the IOC Refugee Olympic Team, Tokyo 2020. This announcement was made on World Athlete Day, celebrated every year on 20 June.
The 46 Refugee Athlete Scholarship holders include the 10 athletes who were part of the first Refugee Olympic Team in 2016, new individual athletes, and a group of athletes preparing at the Tegla Loroupe Refugee Training Center in Kenya. They compete in nine sports. All were assisted by Olympic Solidarity as part of its support program for refugee athletes. Hailing from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Iran, South Sudan, Sudan, and Syria, refugee scholarship holders competed in athletics, badminton, boxing, cycling, judo, karate, shooting, swimming, taekwondo, weightlifting, and wrestling.
^"Refugee Olympic Team to Shine Spotlight On Worldwide Refugee Crisis". International Olympic Committee. 3 June 2016. from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
^"Refugee Olympic team awarded prestigious Spanish prize". The Washington Post. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
External linksEdit
Yusra Mardini (2018). Butterfly; From Refugee to Olympian - My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph, St. Martin's Publishing Group
Runbin Wang, Gan Li (2018). Practice, Implementation and Idea Advocacy of the Rio Refugee Olympic Team in the View of Global Governance
October 26, 2023
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The Refugee Olympic Team is a group made up of independent Olympic participants who are refugees In March 2016 International Olympic Committee IOC President Thomas Bach announced the creation of the Refugee Olympic Athletes Team as a symbol of hope for all refugees in the world in order to raise global awareness of the scale of the migrant crisis in Europe In September 2017 the IOC established the Olympic Refugee Foundation to supporting refugees over the long term 1 2 Refugee Olympic Team at theOlympicsAthletes compete under the Olympic flag IOC codeEORMedalsGold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0Summer appearances201620202024The Olympic flag and the Olympic Hymn are used as team symbols The participating athletes marched in the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics with the team entering the stadium as the penultimate delegation just before the host country At the 2020 Summer Olympics the team entered the stadium second only to Greece At the 2016 Summer Olympics the team used the IOC country code ROT but at the 2020 Summer Olympics this was changed to EOR for French Equipe olympique des refugies As of 2022 no refugee Olympic athletes had participated in the Winter Olympic Games The team was awarded the 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for Sport for giving athletes the opportunity in conflict zones and places where human rights are violated preventing them from performing their sporting and personal activities 3 Contents 1 Participations 1 1 2016 Summer Olympics 1 2 2020 Summer Olympics 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksParticipations EditThis category was created in March 2016 The selection criteria include the sporting level the official refugee status verified by the United Nations the personal situation and the background of each athlete 2016 Summer Olympics Edit Main article Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athlete Country of origin Host NOC Sport EventJames Chiengjiek nbsp South Sudan nbsp Kenya Athletics 400 mYiech Biel nbsp South Sudan nbsp Kenya Athletics 800 mPaulo Lokoro nbsp South Sudan nbsp Kenya Athletics 1500 mYonas Kinde nbsp Ethiopia nbsp Luxembourg Athletics MarathonPopole Misenga nbsp Democratic Republic of Congo nbsp Brazil Judo 90 kgRami Anis nbsp Syria nbsp Belgium Swimming 100 m butterflyRose Lokonyen nbsp South Sudan nbsp Kenya Athletics 800 mAnjelina Lohalith nbsp South Sudan nbsp Kenya Athletics 1500 mYolande Mabika nbsp Democratic Republic of Congo nbsp Brazil Judo 70 kgYusra Mardini nbsp Syria nbsp Germany Swimming 100 m butterfly2020 Summer Olympics Edit Main article Refugee Olympic Team at the 2020 Summer OlympicsAt its meeting in Buenos Aires in October 2018 the International Olympic Committee decided to establish the Refugee Olympic Team EOR for the 2020 Summer Olympics This decision built on the legacy of the Refugee Olympic Team in 2016 and was part of the IOC s commitment to play its part in addressing the global refugee crisis and in carrying the message of solidarity and hope to millions of refugee athletes around the world The IOC Session tasked Olympic Solidarity with establishing the conditions of participation and defining the team identification and selection process These elements were carried out in close collaboration with the National Olympic Committees the International Sports Federations the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee and the United Nations Refugee Agency UNHCR On 20 June 2019 the IOC released the list of Refugee Athlete Scholarship holders who wished to join the IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020 This announcement was made on World Athlete Day celebrated every year on 20 June The 46 Refugee Athlete Scholarship holders include the 10 athletes who were part of the first Refugee Olympic Team in 2016 new individual athletes and a group of athletes preparing at the Tegla Loroupe Refugee Training Center in Kenya They compete in nine sports All were assisted by Olympic Solidarity as part of its support program for refugee athletes Hailing from Afghanistan Cameroon Congo Eritrea Ethiopia Iraq Iran South Sudan Sudan and Syria refugee scholarship holders competed in athletics badminton boxing cycling judo karate shooting swimming taekwondo weightlifting and wrestling Athlete Country of origin Host NOC Sport EventAlaa Maso nbsp Syria nbsp Germany Swimming 50 m freestyleYusra Mardini nbsp Syria nbsp Germany Swimming 100 m butterflyDorian Keletela nbsp Congo nbsp Portugal Athletics 100 mRose Lokonyen nbsp South Sudan nbsp Kenya Athletics 800 mJames Chiengjiek nbsp South Sudan nbsp Kenya Athletics 800 mAnjelina Lohalith nbsp South Sudan nbsp Kenya Athletics 1500 mPaulo Amotun Lokoro nbsp South Sudan nbsp Kenya Athletics 1500 mJamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed nbsp Sudan nbsp Israel Athletics 5000 mTachlowini Gabriyesos nbsp Eritrea nbsp Israel Athletics MarathonAram Mahmoud nbsp Syria nbsp Netherlands Badminton Men s singlesWessam Salamana nbsp Syria nbsp Germany Boxing 63 kgEldric Sella nbsp Venezuela nbsp Trinidad and Tobago Boxing 75 kgSaeid Fazloula nbsp Iran nbsp Germany Canoeing K 1 1000 mMasomah Ali Zada nbsp Afghanistan nbsp France Cycling Time TrialAhmad Wais nbsp Syria nbsp Switzerland Cycling Time TrialSanda Aldass nbsp Syria nbsp Netherlands Judo Mixed teamAhmad Alikaj nbsp Syria nbsp Germany Judo Mixed teamMuna Dahouk nbsp Syria nbsp Netherlands Judo Mixed teamJavad Mahjoub nbsp Iran nbsp Canada Judo Mixed teamPopole Misenga nbsp DR Congo nbsp Brazil Judo Mixed teamNigara Shaheen nbsp Afghanistan nbsp Russia Judo Mixed teamWael Shueb nbsp Syria nbsp Germany Karate KataHamoon Derafshipour nbsp Iran nbsp Canada Karate KumiteLuna Solomon nbsp Eritrea nbsp Switzerland Shooting 10 m air rifleDina Pouryounes nbsp Iran nbsp Netherlands Taekwondo 49 kgKimia Alizadeh nbsp Iran nbsp Germany Taekwondo 57 kgAbdullah Sediqi nbsp Afghanistan nbsp Belgium Taekwondo 68 kgCyrille Fagat Tchatchet II nbsp Cameroon nbsp United Kingdom Weightlifting 96 kgAker Al Obaidi nbsp Iraq nbsp Austria Wrestling 67 kgSee also EditEOC Refugee Team at the 2023 European GamesReferences Edit IOC Refugee Olympic Team International Olympic Committee Retrieved 24 July 2021 Refugee Olympic Team to Shine Spotlight On Worldwide Refugee Crisis International Olympic Committee 3 June 2016 Archived from the original on 3 June 2016 Retrieved 3 June 2016 Refugee Olympic team awarded prestigious Spanish prize The Washington Post 25 May 2022 Retrieved 2 June 2022 External links EditYusra Mardini 2018 Butterfly From Refugee to Olympian My Story of Rescue Hope and Triumph St Martin s Publishing Group Runbin Wang Gan Li 2018 Practice Implementation and Idea Advocacy of the Rio Refugee Olympic Team in the View of Global Governance Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Refugee Olympic Team at the Olympics amp oldid 1178650627, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
