CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -For the 2020 Games, the team included 29 athletes, up from 10 in the 2016 team. The team comprised athletes originating from 11 nations who currently reside and train across 13 host nations, supported by the IOC’s Olympic Scholarships for Refugee Athletes program.

Detailed explanation-2: -The composition of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020 was announced on 8 June 2021. It was composed of 25 Refugee Athlete Scholarship-holders from 11 countries who had been living and training in 13 host countries. They represented 12 sports.

Detailed explanation-3: -refugees, celebrated every year on 20 June. The current 46 Refugee Athlete Scholarship holders include the 10 athletes who were part of the first Refugee Olympic Team in 2016, new individual athletes and a group of athletes preparing at the Tegla Loroupe Refugee Training Center in Kenya. They compete in nine sports.

Detailed explanation-4: -Around 11, 000 athletes will participate in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. 29 athletes have qualified as part of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team for the Tokyo 2020 Games.

Detailed explanation-5: -To date, 41 Refugee Athletes Scholarship-holders are being supported and training hard in order to be selected for the Olympic Games in Paris. In addition, three athletes benefit from a transition scholarship. As of June 2022, 44 athletes have been awarded a Refugee Athletes or Transition Scholarship.