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08-06-2016, 07:00 AM
Refugee team receives incredible welcome at the Olympics Opening Ceremony
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They've come a long way and the Olympics crowd k**ws it.*
Five months after the creation (http://mashable.com/2016/03/02/ioc-approves-refugee-team-for-rio-2016/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) of the Refugee Olympic Team (https://www.rio2016.com/en/refugee-olympic-team) — a group made up entirely of refugees without the opportunity to compete for a specific country — they made their entry into Maracanã Stadium for the Opening Ceremony.
The athletes entered to a standing ovation, wearing tan pants, blue blazers and waving a flag bearing the Olympic logo, under which they will compete.*
The Olympians were given the ho**r of entering second to last, right before the host country of Brazil rolled into the stadium.
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Image: Paul Gilham/Getty Images
Rose Lokonyen Nathike (https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/rose-nathike-lokonyen), who will run in the women's 800 meters, led her team, waving the Olympic flag. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/05/refugee-team-opening-ceremony/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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They've come a long way and the Olympics crowd k**ws it.*
Five months after the creation (http://mashable.com/2016/03/02/ioc-approves-refugee-team-for-rio-2016/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) of the Refugee Olympic Team (https://www.rio2016.com/en/refugee-olympic-team) — a group made up entirely of refugees without the opportunity to compete for a specific country — they made their entry into Maracanã Stadium for the Opening Ceremony.
The athletes entered to a standing ovation, wearing tan pants, blue blazers and waving a flag bearing the Olympic logo, under which they will compete.*
The Olympians were given the ho**r of entering second to last, right before the host country of Brazil rolled into the stadium.
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Image: Paul Gilham/Getty Images
Rose Lokonyen Nathike (https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/rose-nathike-lokonyen), who will run in the women's 800 meters, led her team, waving the Olympic flag. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/05/refugee-team-opening-ceremony/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Refugee Olympic Team (http://mashable.com/category/refugee-olympic-team/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Refugees (http://mashable.com/category/refugees/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Rio Olympics (http://mashable.com/category/rio-olympics/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Entertainment (http://mashable.com/entertainment/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Watercooler (http://mashable.com/watercooler/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/5-Crl2Mk5RM