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Tokyo 2020 Olympics to Feature Refugee Olympic Team
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announces the Olympic Refugee Team that will compete in Tokyo this year.
By Shane Farias / FM Hip Hop
The 2020 Olympic Games – taking place this year – will feature a refugee team for the second Olympics in a row. The team, which boasts 29 athletes competing in 12 sports, is nearly three times the size of the Rio squad from five years ago. Representing 11 countries and training in 13 various host countries, the crew is now officially Tokyo bound; and it is well deserving.
“They are an exceptional group of people who inspire the world,” said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.
According to IOC’s website, the official acronym for the Refugee Olympic Team is EOR. This models the French name équipe olympique des réfugiés. The inclusion of EOR for a second run at the games is not just a win for global athletes, but for the world as a whole. The unprecedented circumstances that have literally plagued us for the past year have been daunting, to say the least. Yet subtle victories like this feel like a much needed and well-deserved breath of fresh air.
Best of luck to the EOR athletes.
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