In 2005 he fled from his home town of Nasir in Sudan to escape a civil war. After living in the Kakuma Refugee Camp[5] for 10 years, he started running competitively in 2015. The Kakuma refugee camp is one of the largest refugee camps in the world with over 179,000 people. According to Biel there were no facilities, he even didn't have shoes and not a gym. Also the weather does not favour training because from morning until evening it is sunny and hot. In 2015 he was selected to join the Tegla Loroupe Foundation, that holds athletic trials in Kakuma. There he trained under Tegla Loroupe in Nairobi, along with four other middle-distance runners from South Sudan selected for the Olympic refugee team within a joint initiative by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR).[6]
Since competing at Rio, Pur has travelled to 26 countries as an athlete and advocate for refugees, speaking at events in New York and Paris and returning to Kakuma to deliver a TEDx speech. He joined the Olympic Refugee Foundation as a board member upon its founding in 2017. On behalf of the 2016 Refugee Olympic Team, Pur and fellow Refugee Olympian Yusra Mardini received the International Crisis Group (ICG)’s Stephen J. Solarz Award. In August 2020, Pur was selected to be a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR.[7][8] At the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Pur served as manager of the Refugee Olympic Team. In February 2022 he was elected to serve an eight year term as a member of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the first UNHCR-recognised refugee to be elected to the body.[9]
^Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Yiech Pur Biel". UNHCR. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^"New UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Pur to help refugees "thrive" not just "survive" - Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^"IOC Session elects five new Members". olympics.com. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
January 31, 2023
yiech, biel, yiech, biel, born, january, 1995, track, field, athlete, unhcr, goodwill, ambassador, originally, from, nasir, south, sudan, living, training, united, states, selected, international, olympic, committee, compete, refugee, olympic, team, event, 201. Yiech Pur Biel born 1 January 1995 1 is a track and field athlete and UNHCR goodwill ambassador originally from Nasir South Sudan but now living and training in the United States He was selected by the International Olympic Committee IOC to compete for the Refugee Olympic Team in the 800 m event at the 2016 Summer Olympics 4 He placed last in his heat 1 Yiech BielBiel at the 2016 OlympicsPersonal informationNationalitySouth SudaneseBorn 1995 01 01 January 1 1995 age 28 EducationIowa Central Community College Drake UniversityHeight178 cm 5 ft 10 in 1 Weight62 kg 137 lb SportSportAthleticsEvent s 800 1600 5k 10kClubTegla Loroupe Foundation 2 ICCC XC AND TRACK 20Coached byTegla Loroupe 2 Achievements and titlesPersonal best s 1 54 67 2016 3 In 2005 he fled from his home town of Nasir in Sudan to escape a civil war After living in the Kakuma Refugee Camp 5 for 10 years he started running competitively in 2015 The Kakuma refugee camp is one of the largest refugee camps in the world with over 179 000 people According to Biel there were no facilities he even didn t have shoes and not a gym Also the weather does not favour training because from morning until evening it is sunny and hot In 2015 he was selected to join the Tegla Loroupe Foundation that holds athletic trials in Kakuma There he trained under Tegla Loroupe in Nairobi along with four other middle distance runners from South Sudan selected for the Olympic refugee team within a joint initiative by the International Olympic Committee IOC and the United Nations Refugee Agency UNHCR 6 Since competing at Rio Pur has travelled to 26 countries as an athlete and advocate for refugees speaking at events in New York and Paris and returning to Kakuma to deliver a TEDx speech He joined the Olympic Refugee Foundation as a board member upon its founding in 2017 On behalf of the 2016 Refugee Olympic Team Pur and fellow Refugee Olympian Yusra Mardini received the International Crisis Group ICG s Stephen J Solarz Award In August 2020 Pur was selected to be a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR 7 8 At the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Pur served as manager of the Refugee Olympic Team In February 2022 he was elected to serve an eight year term as a member of the International Olympic Committee becoming the first UNHCR recognised refugee to be elected to the body 9 Competitions EditYear Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting Refugee Athletes2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro Brazil 8th h 800 m 1 54 672017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat Turkmenistan 5th s 800 m 1 56 532018 African Championships Asaba Nigeria 31st h 800 m 1 53 20References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yiech Pur Biel a b c Yiech Pur Biel rio2016 com International Olympic Committee Retrieved 23 August 2016 a b Yiech Biel nbcolympics com Yiech Biel at World Athletics Refugee Olympic Team PDF International Olympic Committee Retrieved 5 June 2016 U N expands refugee camp in Kenya as South Sudan conflict rages 20 June 2015 via Reuters Olympic refugee team Yiech Pur Biel the Lost Boy who found a sense of belonging in athletics Archived from the original on 10 June 2016 Refugees United Nations High Commissioner for Yiech Pur Biel UNHCR Retrieved 14 December 2020 New UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Pur to help refugees thrive not just survive Olympic News International Olympic Committee 8 November 2020 Retrieved 14 December 2020 IOC Session elects five new Members olympics com 19 February 2022 Retrieved 20 February 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yiech Biel amp oldid 1127819888, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
