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Rio's refugee Olympians

Ten athletes displaced by war and social unrest will compete on the refugee team at the Rio Olympics.

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Rio's refugee Olympians

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  1. Rio's exile Olympians

  2. Popole Misenga, an evacuee from the Democratic Republic of Congo and a judo competitor, postures for a photograph close to his home in a ghetto in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 2, 2016. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

  3. Rose Nathike Lokonyen, 800m runner, and James Nyang Chiengjiek, 400m runner, exiles from South Sudan, stretch amid an instructional course at their camp in Ngong township close to Kenya's capital Nairobi, June 9, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

  4. Athletes from South Sudan, part of the outcast competitors who met all requirements for the 2016 Rio Olympics, (L-R) Paulo Amotun Lokoro of 1500m, Rose Nathike Lokonyen of 800m, Yiech Pur Biel of 800m, Anjelina Nada Lohalith of 1500m and James Nyang Chiengjiek of 400m, stance for a photo after an instructional course at their camp in Ngong township close to Kenya's capital Nairobi, June 9, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

  5. Judo competitor Yolande Bukasa Mabika, an exile from Democratic Republic of Congo, performs with a child amid a news gathering where she was reported as a component of the evacuee competitors met all requirements for the 2016 Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

  6. Rami Anis of Syria, seen here in the men's 100m free-form heat at the sixteenth Asian Games in Guangzhou, Guangdong area, November 17, 2010, will vie for the exile group at Rio. REUTERS/David Gray

  7. Anjelina Nada Lohalith, a displaced person from South Sudan and a 1500m competitor, is helped by her coach Natalia Wagner from Germany amid an instructional course at their camp in Ngong township close to Kenya's capital Nairobi, June 9, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

  8. Judo competitor Yolande Bukasa Mabika (L), an evacuee from Democratic Republic of Congo, wipes her tears by her displaced person comrade Popole Misenga, amid a news gathering where they were declared as a component of the exile group in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

  9. The exiles and judo competitors from the Democratic Republic of Congo Yolande Bukasa Mabika (R), and Popole Misenga (L) posture for picture with their mentor Geraldo Bernardes as they visit a condo at the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 15, 2016. REUTERS/Felipe Dana/Pool

  10. Paulo Amotun Lokoro, a displaced person from South Sudan and a 1500m competitor for the evacuee group, extends amid an instructional meeting at their camp in Ngong township close to Kenya's capital Nairobi, June 9, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

  11. Popole Misenga, a displaced person from the Democratic Republic of Congo and a judo competitor, trains amid a session at the Reacao Institute in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

  12. Athletes from South Sudan, part of the displaced person group, (L-R) Paulo Amotun Lokoro of 1500m, Rose Nathike Lokonyen of 800m, Yiech Pur Biel of 800m, keep running along a dusty street amid an instructional course at their camp in Ngong township close to Kenya's capital Nairobi, June 9, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

  13. Athletes from South Sudan, part of the outcast group, and their preparation accomplices keep running along a dusty street amid a running session at their camp in Ngong township close to Kenya's capital Nairobi, June 9, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

  14. Athletes from South Sudan, part of the displaced person competitors who fit the bill for the 2016 Rio Olympics, and their preparation accomplices keep running along a dusty street amid a running session at their camp in Ngong township close to Kenya's capital Nairobi, June 9, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

  15. Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini goes to a news meeting in Berlin, Germany March 18, 2016. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

  16. IOC President Thomas Bach (C) chats with outcasts and judo competitors from the Democratic Republic of Congo Yolande Mabika (R), and Popole Misenga (L) as they visit a condo at the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 15, 2016. REUTERS/Felipe Dana/Pool

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