Back فريق الرياضيين الأولمبيين اللاجئين في الألعاب الأولمبية الصيفية 2016 Arabic Олимпийски отбор от бежанци Bulgarian Uprchlický olympijský tým na Letních olympijských hrách 2016 Czech Olympiske flygtningehold ved sommer-OL 2016 Danish Olympische Sommerspiele 2016/Teilnehmer (Refugee Olympic Team) German Equipo Olímpico de Atletas Refugiados en los Juegos Olímpicos de Río de Janeiro 2016 Spanish تیم پناهندگان المپیک در بازیهای المپیک تابستانی ۲۰۱۶ Persian Pakolaisurheilijat kesäolympialaisissa 2016 Finnish Athlètes olympiques réfugiés aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2016 French Equipo Olímpico de Refuxiados nos Xogos Olímpicos de 2016 Galician
| Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 Individuals competed under the Olympic Flag | |
| IOC code | EOR (ROT used at these Games) |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 10 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearers | Rose Lokonyen (opening)[1] Popole Misenga (closing) |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Refugee Olympic Team competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016, as independent Olympic participants.
In March 2016, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach declared that the IOC would choose five to ten refugees to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in the context of the "worldwide refugee crisis",[2] of which the European migrant crisis is a prominent part.[3] Additionally, as part of an effort "to show solidarity with the world's refugees",[4] the United Nations Refugee Agency selected Ibrahim Al-Hussein, a Syrian refugee residing in Athens, Greece, to carry the Olympic flame through the Eleonas refugee and migrant camp in the city as part of the 2016 torch relay.[5]
Initially, the team was named "Team of Refugee Olympic Athletes", with the IOC country code ROA,[6] but in June 2016 this was changed to Refugee Olympic Team with the country code ROT.[7][8]
The athletes officially competed under the Olympic Flag. The Refugee Nation flag was also used in an unofficial capacity to represent the team.[9]
- ^ "Refugee Olympic Team flagbearer announced". International Olympic Committee. 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Refugee swimmer, who lost part of his leg in Syrian war, to carry Rio 2016 Olympic Torch". Official Website of Rio 2016. 22 April 2016. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Syrian swimmer Ibrahim carried torch for the refugees of the world". olympic.org. Official Website of the Olympic Movement. 27 April 2016. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016: Refugee team to compete at Olympics". BBC Sport. 2 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "Refugee Olympic Team". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Refugee Olympic Team To Shine Spotlight on Worldwide Refugee Crisis". IOC. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Creating a Flag and an Anthem for the World's Refugees". 10 January 2017.