On this occasion, Masouma Ali Zada, Refugee Olympic Team athlete and Mission Executive Chef of the Paris 2024 Refugee Olympic Team, and IOC member and member of the first IOC Refugee Olympic Team at Rio 2016. A certain Mr. Yek Puru Bir will be present.
Following the presentation, journalists will have the opportunity to participate in an online media roundtable with Masouma Ali Zada and Yehu Pour Bir and ask questions about the team and the Olympic Evacuation Foundation.
To join the online media roundtable, register using this Zoom link.
- date: Thursday, May 2, 2024
- time: 14.00 CEST
- participant:
- Masoma Ali ZadaMission Chef for the 2024 Paris Refugee Olympic Team, 2020 IOC Refugee Olympic Team Member, IOC Athletes Commission Member
- Yehu Puru BeerIOC member and member of the first-ever IOC Refugee Olympic Team at Rio 2016
Please note that as part of the registration process, we may ask you to submit a press card or letter from the editor in order to accept your registration. You will receive an email with a link to the video conference call. Please connect only via Google Chrome or the Zoom app.
During the Q&A session, please use the “Raise Hand” feature to address the panel. If you are asked a question, open your camera and microphone and ask.
This media event allows both audio and video to be recorded for distribution. This means your image will appear in the feed while you're asking a question and may be distributed by participating media.
A video news release (VNR) of this announcement will be published later in the day on the IOC Newsroom, along with a VNR of Masooma Ali Zada's appointment as Head of Delegation of the Paris 2024 Olympic Refugee Team.
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In the face of a global refugee crisis that has displaced millions of people around the world, IOC President Thomas Bach announced in 2015 that he would be hosting the first-of-its-kind Refugee Olympics to participate in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Announcing the creation of a team. In a historic participation, Olympic scholarships for refugee athletes were established.
The scholarship is fully funded by the IOC through the Olympic Solidarity Program for Refugee Athletes and managed by the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF). 50 Refugee Athlete Scholarship holders were supported in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, and in the end his 29 athletes from 12 sports were selected and competed as part of the IOC Refugee Olympic Tokyo 2020 Team .
A total of 75 refugee athletes are benefiting from scholarships for the Paris 2024 Games. They are from 12 of his countries, live in 24 host countries, and represent 14 sports.
To be eligible for the Refugee Athlete Support Program and ultimately be part of the Refugee Olympic Team, athletes must be competitive in their respective sport and be a refugee in their host country as recognized by the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR. .
ORF, which manages the Refugee Olympic Team, was established by the IOC to enable young people affected by displacement to develop through sport. Through its work, the Foundation has enabled more than 300,000 young people affected by displacement to access and benefit from sport.
Learn more about the Refugee Olympic Team and ORF here.
You can follow the stories and journeys of Refugee Athlete Scholarship holders on the IOC Refugee Olympic Team social media handles.
