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Young Refugee Athletes Ready to Make Olympic History as Dakar 2026 Opens

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The Olympic Youth Games (JOJ) Dakar 2026 are about to experience an unprecedented moment with the participation of the very first Olympic Refugee Team in this competition. Composed of six young athletes, three women and three men, this delegation will take part in the events in three disciplines: judo, athletics and taekwondo. In judo, Arno will defend the colors of the team in the category of less than 55 kg. On the track of athletics, Clement …

They are between 15 and 17 years old, live in Kenya or Uganda and do not have any countries to represent. But on Saturday, when the Olympic Youth Games in Dakar are opened, six young refugees will march under the colours of the Olympic flag. Three girls, three boys, gathered by a common story, that of exile, but also of [...]

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BBC News broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Friday, October 30, 2026.
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