Meet 10 refugee who will compete in Rio2016 under the Olympic flag

Meet 10 refugee who will compete in Rio2016 under the Olympic flag

At every Olympic competition, history is made as athletes come together from around the world to compete in the stadiums, fields, arenas, courts and pools of the host country. But this year, the 2016 Summer Olympic Games will make history even before a single athlete gets into a starting position. That is because this year, for the first time ever, a team of refugee athletes will compete at the games under the Olympic flag. "These refugees have no home, no team, no flag, no national anthem," Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, said in a statement announcing the members of the team. "We will offer them a home in the Olympic Village together with all the athletes of the world. The Olympic anthem will be played in their honor and the Olympic flag will lead them into the stadium."
The six men and four women who make up the Refugee Olympic Team will walk into the opening ceremony in Rio's Maracana Stadium ahead of host country Brazil. The funding provided by the Olympic committee will help offset the cost of the athletes' training, equipment and travel to the Olympic Games.