里约奥运会开幕式上,有一支特殊的代表团。当他们步入马拉卡纳体育场时,全场观众起立鼓掌欢迎。他们就是奥运历史上首支难民代表团,10名运动员,分别来自南苏丹、刚果(金)、叙利亚和埃塞俄比亚四个国家,参加田径、游泳和柔道三个项目的比赛。早在3年前,国际奥委会就有了帮助难民运动员参与奥运会的设想,并开始寻求与联合国难民署进行合作。经过多轮选拔,最终10名难民运动员代表全球6000多万难民入选。 At the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games, there was a special delegation. As they walked into Maracanã Stadium, the audience rose and applauded. They are the first refugee delegation in Olympic history and 10 athletes from four countries in South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Syria and Ethiopia participated in the competitions of track and field, swimming and judo. As early as three years ago, the International Olympic Committee had the vision of helping refugee athletes participate in the Olympic Games and began to seek cooperation with UNHCR. After many rounds of selection, the final 10 refugee athletes on behalf of more than 60 million refugees worldwide.