Refugee Team May Compete in Olympics for the First Time

The team will be housed like all the other teams. "We have invited them to participate, and these athletes will march behind the Olympic flag".

Assailing the system to determine boxers who could qualify for the Olympics, Sulaiman added: "The so-called World Series of Boxing has been an embarrassment, showcasing very low-level fights and risky mismatches".

During all official representations of the team - including prospective medal ceremonies - the Olympic flag will be raised and the Olympic hymn will be played.

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach on Wednesday downplayed suspicions of bid corruption surrounding the Rio Games and Tokyo 2020, while organisers in Brazil revealed that fewer than half of all tickets had been sold. As of yet, 43 refugee-athletes have been identified as possible team members. They will live together with other athletes in the Olympic Village. The IOC will provide the uniforms, cover travel and expenses, and offer any support. In view of the complexity of the process and in order to allow sufficient time to finalise and consolidate all the necessary information about these candidates, the EB decided today to close the call for new candidatures.

The final team will be announced in June.

Since the team of refugee athletes will be made up of individuals originating in various countries, they will carry the Olympic emblem as their flag.

"I think it's silly but we've got no fear at all for any professional boxers that want to come because over the 3x3 format, it's completely different to 12 rounds", Cyrus Pattinson, the British champion in the 69 kilogram category, who competes for the British Lionhearts in the World Series of Boxing, told insidethegames.

The world is facing one of the worst refugee crises since the end of the World War II with more than a million migrants and refugees escaping from war-torn countries such Syria and Afghanistan to seek asylum in the rich European Union countries over the a year ago.

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