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Refugee Team for Paris Olympics has 36 athletes from 11 countries across 12 sports
Associated Press via Yahoo Sports· 2 weeks agoThe Refugee Team for the Paris Olympics will feature 36 athletes from 11 countries in 12 sports. The...
Olympic body IOC nominates refugee team for Paris Olympics
dpa international via Yahoo Sports· 2 weeks agoThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Thursday the list of 36 athletes who will be...
Cindy Ngamba looks forward to fighting for ‘the most beautiful thing ever’
PA Media: Sport via Yahoo Sports· 2 weeks agoUK-based boxer Cindy Ngamba officially has a shot at becoming the first athlete to win a medal for...
South Sudan Basketball Team of Refugees and Refugees’ Children Make 2024 Olympics: ‘Unbelievable...
People via Yahoo News· 8 months ago'It's a dream come true,” forward Nuni Omot said after the team qualified for the Paris Games JAM...
'The world knows us.' South Sudanese cheer their basketball team's rise and Olympic qualification
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoBasketball has united the South Sudanese. The country, which gained its independence just 12 years...
A Native American lacrosse team in the 2028 L.A. Olympics? It's possible — but it won't be easy
LA Times via Yahoo Sports· 5 months agoThe Haudenosaunee people are credited with inventing the game of lacrosse. Now they are fighting to...
Tachlowini Gabriyesos runs for refugees at Belgrade Marathon
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTachlowini Gabriyesos fled his native Eritrea and walked through the desert to reach Israel when he...
Afghan Olympians resettle in Australia to start afresh
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOlympic sprinter Kimia Yousofi has arrived in Australia to start afresh just over a year after...
After a breakthrough year, distance runner Dominic Lobalu is in a race for national identity
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOne of the world’s top distance runners, Dominic Lobalu dreams of climbing the podium at the Olympic...
Column: Haudenosaunee deserves a lacrosse team of its own at the 2028 Olympics
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months ago“Our gift to the world,” says Rex Lyons, a former Haudenosaunee player and now the program's biggest...