"A total of 10 participants and 12 officials will form the first team of refugees to compete at the Olympic Games in Rio this summer.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the team on Friday, with five competitors coming from South Sudan, two apiece from Syria and the Democratic Republic of Congo and one from Ethiopia.
IOC president Thomas Bach called it a "historic day" when naming the team, which will participate in Rio de Janeiro under the Olympic flag."
How would you describe this? cringey political pandering?
why cant they just compete for their own country like a normal person
Christian Anderson
>l-look how open and accepting we are guys
Jeremiah Brown
Competing in a non-Nation group is a normal thing. Usually over something like an athlete's family member getting killed by the state.
Carter Foster
Why would Germany need 2 teams?
Lucas Johnson
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Gabriel Allen
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Oliver Martinez
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Zachary Carter
O SHIT
Bentley Cruz
Getting my reply in quick before this turns into a 30+ reply reddit screencap
Hi Mum
Xavier Harris
based mexico bringing the heat
Adam Torres
>scrolling front page >see this >sides leave the solar system
Elijah Brown
Didn't they have a stateless duskies team last time around?
Cameron Martinez
the East Africans will win us some gold medals, la
Liam Nguyen
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Angel Wilson
>Bach added: "It can send a symbol of hope for all refugees in the world and can send a signal to the international community that refugees are our fellow human beings and are an enrichment to society."
Jack Turner
>enrichment to society oh god...
Oliver Clark
>an enrichment to society
Jonathan Stewart
witnessed
Kayden Walker
Why would Germany need 2 teams?
Hunter Reed
Europe needs even more slots to attempt to keep up with America's medal count
