The Refugee Olympic Team
During the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics,/the Refugee Olympic Team competed/for the first time.//
All members were refugees/from various countries.//
They continued training/after moving to new
places.//
Yusra Mardini was an 18-year-old swimmer/from
Syria.//
She had to leave her country/because of civil wars.//
During her escape,/her migrant
boat broke.//
She dived into the sea/and
pushed the broken boat/for over three hours.//
Finally,/she reached Greece/and
settled in Germany.//
When she became a member of the team,/she
said,/“I want to represent all the refugees/in the world.//
I want to show everyone/that after the pain/and after the storm,/calm days come.”//
The team could not win any medals.//
However,/the members surely
sent/a message of hope/to the world.//
During the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics,/