Syria's most famous swimmer, Yusra Mardini, has spent the past weeks in Paris, embedded in the refugee Olympic team for the third summer Games in a row. But Mardini, 26, has shifted from being the ...
Cindy Ngamba is a boxer competing in women's -75kg, looking to become the first member of the Refugee Olympic Team to win a medal. She already made history by becoming the first member of the team, ...
Hasan Bayan did not return to Syria with the rest of the team after the Olympics. Local media report that the 22-year-old has ...
In August 2015, with Syria devastated by war ... Yusra rose to global prominence as part of the inaugural Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Rio Olympics, competing as a swimmer.