IOC names a record 36 athletes to the Refugee Olympic team for Paris 2024
by editors@theworld.org (Bianca Hillier) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6MS65)
When the Refugee Olympic Team was first created in 2016, the UN estimated there to be 65 million displaced people around the world. Now, the UN says there will be 130 million refugees across the globe by the end of the year. And there's a new team of athletes set to represent them at the Paris Games. The World's Bianca Hillier reports.