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Refugee Olympic Team on a mission to storm the medal party in Japan


Refugee Olympic Team on a mission to storm the medal party in Japan
Xinhua |
Updated: 2021-07-08 09:49
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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach announces the IOC Refugee Team members for Tokyo 2020 in Lausanne, Switzerland, June 8, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
NAIROBI - Some 11,091 athletes from around the world are expected to feature at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, in what will be the 32nd running of the biggest multi-sport event on the planet.
While most eyes will be fixed on the battle for medals from representatives of 206 International Olympics Committee (IOC) members, special attention will be focused on a group of 29 athletes competing under the Refugee Olympic Team (EOR) banner. ....

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From warzone to Olympic track; UN turns spotlight on refugee athletes in global campaign


From warzone to Olympic track; UN turns spotlight on refugee athletes in global campaign
April 7, 2021 8:59
A perilous trek from a warzone to Olympic running track is the centrepiece of a global campaign to raise awareness and support of refugee Olympic and Paralympic athletes in the lead up to the Tokyo Games.
Created by London-based Don’t Panic, ‘The Journey’ tells the story a refugee who flees her bomb-ravaged home before continuing her quest to train and compete in the Olympics.

Created by London-based Don’t Panic, ‘The Journey’ tells the story a refugee who flees her bomb-ravaged home before continuing her quest to train and compete in the Olympics. ....

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UNHCR Calls for Support for Refugee Olympic and Paralympic Teams with Extraordinary Journeys to Tokyo 2021


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London based creative agency Don’t Panic collaborates with Anonymous Content and refugee athletes to tell the powerful story of ‘The Journey’
Refugee Olympic and Paralympic Team athletes have a story like no other. Released today, 6th April, to mark the UN’s International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, UNHCR’s latest social media video ‘The Journey’ tells the dramatised story of a female refugee who has had to flee her home to escape conflict and persecution. The film, created by award-winning creative agency Don’t Panic, shows that the arduous journey to freedom isn’t an easy one, as her life is constantly on the line. Eventually, having reached safety, she stops running away from something and starts running towards something; a medal. ....

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