Several African athletes chosen for largest ever Olympic Refugee Team

With less than two months to go the start of the games in Paris, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced its largest refugee team to date on Thursday.

It was a moment of great joy for the 36 athletes from 11 different countries who will compete in 12 sports during the games.

They are athletics, badminton, boxing, canoeing, cycling, judo, breaking, shooting, swimming, taekwondo, weightlifting, and wrestling.

The team, the third to take part in the Summer Olympics, is made up of athletes from countries including several African countries, Syria, Iran,…