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New European champion runner for Switzerland invited by IOC to rejoin Olympic refugee team for Paris
Stamford Advocate· 5 days agoThe new European champion in the men’s 10,000 meters, Dominic Lobalu, was invited Thursday by the...
Refugee Olympic Team athlete Manizha Talash on leaving Afghanistan to pursue breaking
NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports· 6 days agoIn this photo taken on June 12, 2021, breakdancer Manizha Talash poses for a picture in...
Bernard Kamungo a shining example of what a kid from a refugee camp can accomplish
Los Angeles Times· 7 days agoOne of those refugees was a skinny boy named Bernard Kamungo, who, for the first 14 years of his...
Afghanistan to have gender-equal team in Paris
ESPN· 5 days agoAfghanistan will field a gender-equal team at the Paris Olympics with three women and three men in a largely symbolic move, while no Taliban official...
Afghanistan's first female breakdancer ready for Olympic dream
Reuters· 6 days agoThree years after she fled Afghanistan so she could dedicate her life to the new Olympic sport of...
Guide to Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
Time via AOL· 5 days agoWhat are the sporting events? This summer, 10,500 athletes from over 200 national committees as well as a refugee team will compete in 329 events. The...
Former NBA star Luol Deng has steered South Sudan's basketball journey to Paris Olympics
Associated Press· 5 days agoLuol Deng was watching his vision coming into focus right in front of him. It was September 2023,...
East Bay daughter of Czech immigrants aims for gold in new Olympic event
San Jose Mercury News· 7 days agoThree months before she was set to compete in the first-ever Olympic kiteboarding event at this...