Refugee Olympic Team at the Olympics

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Refugee Olympic Team at the
Olympics
Olympic flag.svg
Athletes compete under the Olympic flag.
IOC codeEOR
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer appearances
  • 2016
  • 2020

The Refugee Olympic Team consists of 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 Rio Olympics, in the context of the "worldwide refugee crisis",[1] of which the European migrant crisis is a prominent part. The athletes competed under the Olympic Flag. Initially, they were labeled "Team of Refugee Olympic Athletes", with the IOC country code ROA,[2] but this was updated to Refugee Olympic Team with the country code ROT.[3][4]

As of 2021, no refugee athletes have participated in the Winter Olympic Games.

2016 Summer Olympics[]

Main article: Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics

2020 Summer Olympics[]

Main article: Refugee Olympic Team at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Its IOC code was ROT in 2016 but was changed to EOR for the 2020 Olympics.[5]

Sports[]

The following is the list of the number of athletes for each sport in these Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 5 2 7
Badminton 1 0 1
Boxing 2 0 2
Canoeing 1 0 1
Cycling 1 1 2
Judo 3 3 6
Karate 2 0 2
Shooting 0 1 1
Swimming 1 1 2
Taekwondo 1 2 3
Weightlifting 1 0 1
Wrestling 1 0 1
Total 19 10 29

Athletes and Sports[]

The following is the list of athletes which was announced on 8 June 2021.[5][6]

Athlete Country of origin Host NOC Sport Event
Alaa Maso  Syria  Germany Swimming 50 m freestyle
Yusra Mardini  Syria  Germany Swimming 100 m butterfly
Dorian Keletela  Congo  Portugal Athletics 100 m
Rose Lokonyen  South Sudan  Kenya Athletics 800 m
James Chiengjiek  South Sudan  Kenya Athletics 800 m
Anjelina Lohalith  South Sudan  Kenya Athletics 1500 m
Paulo Amotun Lokoro  South Sudan  Kenya Athletics 1500 m
Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed  Sudan  Israel Athletics 5000 m
Tachlowini Gabriyesos  Eritrea  Israel Athletics Marathon
Aram Mahmoud  Syria  Netherlands Badminton Men's singles
Wessam Salamana  Syria  Germany Boxing 63 kg
Eldric Sella  Venezuela  Trinidad and Tobago Boxing 75 kg
Saeid Fazloula  Iran  Germany Canoeing K-1 1000 m
 Afghanistan  France Cycling Time Trial
Ahmad Wais  Syria   Switzerland Cycling Time Trial
 Syria  Netherlands Judo Mixed team
Ahmad Alikaj  Syria  Germany Judo Mixed team
 Syria  Netherlands Judo Mixed team
Javad Mahjoub  Iran  Canada Judo Mixed team
Popole Misenga  DR Congo  Brazil Judo Mixed team
Nigara Shaheen  Afghanistan  Russia Judo Mixed team
Wael Shueb  Syria  Germany Karate Kata
Hamoon Derafshipour  Iran  Canada Karate Kumite
Luna Solomon  Eritrea   Switzerland Shooting 10 m air rifle
Dina Pouryounes  Iran  Netherlands Taekwondo 49 kg
Kimia Alizadeh  Iran  Germany Taekwondo 57 kg
Abdullah Sediqi  Afghanistan  Belgium Taekwondo 68 kg
Cyrille Fagat Tchatchet II  Cameroon  United Kingdom Weightlifting 96 kg
Aker Al-Obaidi  Iraq  Austria Wrestling 67 kg

References[]

  1. ^ "Refugee Olympic Team to Shine Spotlight On Worldwide Refugee Crisis". International Olympic Committee. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Refugee Olympic Team". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Refugee Olympic Team To Shine Spotlight on Worldwide Refugee Crisis". IOC. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  5. ^ a b "29 refugee athletes to send a message of solidarity and hope to the world at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020". Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  6. ^ "IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 8 June 2021.


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