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IOC announces list of Refugee Athlete Scholarship-Holders aiming to be part of IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020

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    • Title IOC announces list of Refugee Athlete Scholarship-Holders aiming to be part of IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020
    • Publication Date 20th June 2019
    • Languages EN
    • Location Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Press Release https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-announces-list-of-refugee-athlete-scholarship-holders-aiming-to-be-part-of-ioc-refugee-olympic-team-tokyo-2020
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      The IOC offers the following Video News Release to all news agencies, broadcasters and online news platforms free of charge. STORY SCRIPT: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today released the list of Refugee Athlete Scholarship-Holders who are aiming to be part of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020. The 37 athletes include the 10 athletes who were the first IOC Refugee Olympic Team in Rio 2016. All are being assisted by Olympic Solidarity through its Refugee Athletes Support Programme. Coming from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Islamic Republic of Iran, South Sudan, Sudan and Syria, the Refugee Scholarship-Holders are competing in athletics, badminton, boxing, judo, karate, swimming, taekwondo and weightlifting. In Rio, the team competed in just three sports. IOC President Thomas Bach made the announcement on World Refugee Day, which is celebrated every year on 20 June. Download to read full script and shot list.

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      IOC announces list of Refugee Athlete Scholarship-Holders aiming to be part of IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020 (video)

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      Story Script & Shotlist (document)

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      Rio 2016 OG, Opening Ceremony - Parade of athetes, Refugee Olympic Team (ROT). The flagbearer, Rose Nathike LOKONYEN. (image)

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      129th IOC Session, Rio de Janeiro, 2016 - Thomas BACH, IOC President posing the Olympic Refugee Team (ROT) and their trainer. (image)

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      Rio 2016 OG, Opening Ceremony - Parade of athletes, Refugee Olympic Team (ROT) leads by the flag bearer, Rose Nathike LOKONYEN (ROT). (image)

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      Rio 2016 OG, The Refugee Olympic Team (ROT) at the top of the Corcovado Mountain - In the background, the Christ the Redeemer statue. (image)

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      Rio 2016 OG, Athletics, triple jump Men - James Nyang CHIENIENGIEK, Anjelina Nadai LOHALITH, Rose Nathike LOKONYEN and Yiech Pur BIEL of the Olympic refugee team (ROT) watch the final Men's triple jump. (image)

    Additional Media

    • Media 1398

      IOC announces list of Refugee Athlete Scholarship-Holders aiming to be part of IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020 (video)

    • Media 2152

      Story Script & Shotlist (document)

    • Media 2850

      Rio 2016 OG, Opening Ceremony - Parade of athetes, Refugee Olympic Team (ROT). The flagbearer, Rose Nathike LOKONYEN. (image)

    • Media 2851

      129th IOC Session, Rio de Janeiro, 2016 - Thomas BACH, IOC President posing the Olympic Refugee Team (ROT) and their trainer. (image)

    • Media 2852

      Rio 2016 OG, Opening Ceremony - Parade of athletes, Refugee Olympic Team (ROT) leads by the flag bearer, Rose Nathike LOKONYEN (ROT). (image)

    • Media 2853

      Rio 2016 OG, The Refugee Olympic Team (ROT) at the top of the Corcovado Mountain - In the background, the Christ the Redeemer statue. (image)

    • Media 2854

      Rio 2016 OG, Athletics, triple jump Men - James Nyang CHIENIENGIEK, Anjelina Nadai LOHALITH, Rose Nathike LOKONYEN and Yiech Pur BIEL of the Olympic refugee team (ROT) watch the final Men's triple jump. (image)

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