Ten young men and women who fled their countries in search of protection. Ten talented athletes who never gave up.

This August the first-ever Refugee Olympic Team will compete at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Their participation is a tribute to the courage and perseverance of all refugees.

Additional Footage Courtesy of: BBC, The Guardian, Journeyman TV, Associated Press, CNN, Christian Broadcast Network, Discover The Journey, Lindsay Branham/DTJ, Andrew Ellis/DTJ, Marc Silver, Nick Francis, Amnesty International, Lior Sperandeo, ITN Source, Samaritans Purse, Invisible Children, Jonathan Darby, Human Rights Watch.

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