So when she says the Refugee Olympic Team will be ready to compete in Tokyo, it’s worth paying attention.

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That summer, he and Fouad Idbafdil, another Moroccan seeking asylum who would later join him on the World Championships squad, watched members of the Refugee Olympic Team competing at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, from a refugee centre near Kalmar, Sweden.

0 . The memories remain vivid. The refugee athletes who will compete as a special team under the Olympic flag share histories as harrowing as their presence in Rio is stirring.

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