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Olympic refugee team swimmer Yusra Mardini to Hrithik Roshan: Thanks for the support
Fp Staff •Hrithik Roshan tweeted his support of Yusra Mardini, an 18-year-old swimmer from Syria who competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.
Rio Olympics 2016: Yusra Mardini, the refugee from Syria who became an Olympian in Brazil
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Rio Olympics 2016, Day 1 Highlights: World record, horrific leg break, explosion mark a chaotic start
•A scorching world record, a horrific leg break and bomb and bullet scares made for a hectic first day as the Rio Olympics swung into action on Saturday.
Rio 2016: The unbelievable stories of four women in the Olympics' first refugee team
Theladiesfinger •The Team Refugee at the Olympics has four brilliant women, with Yusra Mardini in the 100 m freestyle swimming event, Anjelina Nadai Lohalith running the 1500 m, Rose Nathike Lokonyen running the 800 m, and Yolande Bukasa Mabika participating in judo.
'A message of hope': Refugee team to make Olympics debut in Rio 2016
Dpa •About 60 million people live far away from their homeland after being pushed away by war or other types of violence. For 10 of them, a terrible journey through seas, deserts and foreign countries led to an unexpected destination: the Rio 2016 Olympics.