Newsbytes
  • India
  • Business
  • World
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Entertainment
  • Auto
  • Lifestyle
  • Inspirational
  • Career
  • Bengaluru
  • Delhi
  • Mumbai
  • Videos
  • Visual Stories
  • Reviews
  • Phone Reviews
  • Fitness Bands Reviews
  • Speakers Reviews
  • Find Cricket Statistics
Hindi
More
In the news
Football
Formula 1
Chess
Weightlifting
Commonwealth Games (CWG)
Cricket News
India vs West Indies
Newsbytes
Hindi
Newsbytes
User Placeholder

Hi,

Logout


India
Business
World
Politics
Sports
Technology
Entertainment
Auto
Lifestyle
Inspirational
Career
Bengaluru
Delhi
Mumbai
Videos
Visual Stories
Reviews
Phone Reviews
Fitness Bands Reviews
Speakers Reviews
Find Cricket Statistics

More Links
  • Videos

Download Android App

Follow us on
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Linkedin
  • Youtube
 
Home / News / Sports News / Refugee team to compete at Rio Olympics
Sports

Refugee team to compete at Rio Olympics

Refugee team to compete at Rio Olympics
Written by Vijaya
Mar 03, 2016, 04:46 pm 3 min read
Refugee team to compete at Rio Olympics

A team of up to 10 refugees could take part in Rio Olympics after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) gave the plan a green light. 43 prospective athletes were identified for Team of Refugee Olympic Athletes (ROA), which will compete under the Olympic flag. "By welcoming ROA to the Olympic Games in Rio, we want to send a message of hope," said IOC.

Information
Rio Summer Olympics 2016

The 2016 Summer Olympics officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event that will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 August to 21 August 2016.

27 Oct 2015
Refugee athletes can compete in 2016 Olympics

International Olympic Committee (IOC) head Thomas Bach said that top refugee athletes with no home country to represent will be allowed to compete at the 2016 Rio Games. Bach made the announcement at the U.N. General Assembly, which adopted a resolution urging all countries to stop fighting and observe a truce during the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.

27 Oct 2015
IOC's $2 million fund for refugees

Bach said the IOC (in September 2015) created a $2 million fund "to bring hope through sport to refugees." Welcoming the refugees he said, "Having no national team to belong to, having no flag to march behind, having no national anthem to be played, these refugee athletes will be welcomed to the Olympic games with the Olympic flag and with the Olympic anthem."

28 Jan 2016
Bach confirms inclusion of refugees in Rio Olympics

A small team of international refugee athletes will participate in the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro this year, IOC President Thomas Bach confirmed. While touring a refugee camp in Athens, he said that a refugee athlete would carry the Olympic torch during the Greek leg of the flame relay. Bach said he expected 5 to 10 refugee athletes to qualify for Olympics.

2 Mar 2016
IOC Executive Board creates Refugee Olympic Athletes

The Executive Board (EB) IOC created a team of Refugee Olympic Athletes for Rio 2016. The name of the team will be Team Refugee Olympic Athletes (ROA). ROA will be treated like all the other teams of the 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs). The nomination criteria for athletes included sporting level, official refugee status verified by the United Nations, and personal situation and background.

Information
Final athletes' list to be announced in June

The final list of athletes will be named by the IOC executive board in June. The refugee team will march in the opening ceremony in Rio on August 5 just before the athletes from host Brazil.

Share this timeline
Facebook
Whatsapp
Twitter
Linkedin
Vijaya
Vijaya
Mail
Eternally curious (at times bordering on FOMO), firm believer of science and equality. Biotech graduate with a totally irrelevant marketing degree.
Latest
Latest
Zimbabwe humble Bangladesh in 2nd ODI, win series: Key stats
Zimbabwe humble Bangladesh in 2nd ODI, win series: Key stats Sports
'Darlings': Vijay Varma feared hurting Alia Bhatt while filming scenes
'Darlings': Vijay Varma feared hurting Alia Bhatt while filming scenes Entertainment
CWG: India men's TT team bags silver medal in doubles
CWG: India men's TT team bags silver medal in doubles Sports
Premier League 2022-23, Brighton overcome Manchester United 2-1: Key stats
Premier League 2022-23, Brighton overcome Manchester United 2-1: Key stats Sports
Mayor, BJP MLA among 40 accused in Ayodhya land scam
Mayor, BJP MLA among 40 accused in Ayodhya land scam India
Next News Article
Next News Article

Love Sports news?

Subscribe to stay updated.

Sports Thumbnail
India News Business News World News Politics News Sports News Technology News Entertainment News Auto News Lifestyle News Inspirational News
Career News Bengaluru News Delhi News Mumbai News Mukesh Ambani Indian Premier League (IPL) Karnataka Samsung Xiaomi West Bengal
Bihar Virat Kohli Rohit Sharma Haryana Narendra Modi Arvind Kejriwal Tamil Nadu Gujarat Yogi Adityanath YouTube
Instagram Hollywood News Uttar Pradesh Kerala Netflix Bollywood News Mamata Banerjee Maruti Suzuki Rahul Gandhi Elon Musk
Shah Rukh Khan Chelsea FC OPPO Akhilesh Yadav Indian Cricket Team Apple Manchester United Salman Khan Cryptocurrency OnePlus
Amitabh Bachchan ICC Women's World Cup Vivo India vs Sri Lanka
About Us Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions Contact Us Ethical Conduct Grievance Redressal News News Archive Topics Archive IPL 2022 Schedule IPL 2022 Points Table Find Cricket Statistics
Follow us on
Facebook Twitter Linkedin Youtube
All rights reserved © NewsBytes 2022