Wednesday, 7 April 2021, 6:28 am
Ahead of Tokyo 2021, it’s never been more
important to support the refugee athletes who have escaped
conflict and persecution and who continue to train, despite
the challenge of the COVID-19
pandemic.
That’s the message
from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, which on
Tuesday called for support for more than 60 Refugee Olympic
and Paralympic athletes currently dedicating their lives to
training for the games.
To mark the UN’s International
Day of Sport for Development and Peace, 6 April, UNHCR
has released ‘The
Journey,’ a social video depicting the extraordinary
stories of refugee Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls.