Worldwide Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and Muna Dahouk of the Refugee Olympic Staff pose for a photograph at an occasion forward of the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games.
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Worldwide Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and Muna Dahouk of the Refugee Olympic Staff pose for a photograph at an occasion forward of the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games.
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There are some 43 million refugees on this planet, in accordance with the U.N.’s refugee company.
The 37 of them competing in Paris because the Refugee Olympic Staff are preventing for one thing extra than simply athletic excellence.
We hear from judoka Muna Dahouk and kayaker Saman Soltani.
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This episode was produced by Vincent Acovino and Marc Rivers, and edited by Christopher Intagliata and Patrick Jarenwattananon.
