"A total of 10 participants and 12 officials will form the first team of refugees to compete at the Olympic Games in Rio this summer.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the team on Friday, with five competitors coming from South Sudan, two apiece from Syria and the Democratic Republic of Congo and one from Ethiopia.
IOC president Thomas Bach called it a "historic day" when naming the team, which will participate in Rio de Janeiro under the Olympic flag."
How would you describe this? cringey political pandering?
>>68073087
>cringey political pandering?
well duh
>>68073087
What? Why?
>>68073087
why cant they just compete for their own country like a normal person
>l-look how open and accepting we are guys
>>68073087
Competing in a non-Nation group is a normal thing. Usually over something like an athlete's family member getting killed by the state.
>>68073087
Why would Germany need 2 teams?
>>68073246
O SHIT
>>68073246
Getting my reply in quick before this turns into a 30+ reply reddit screencap
Hi Mum
>>68073246
based mexico bringing the heat
>>68073246
>scrolling front page
>see this
>sides leave the solar system
Didn't they have a stateless duskies team last time around?
>>68073246
the East Africans will win us some gold medals, la
>Bach added: "It can send a symbol of hope for all refugees in the world and can send a signal to the international community that refugees are our fellow human beings and are an enrichment to society."
>>68073549
>enrichment to society
oh god...
>>68073549
>an enrichment to society
>>68073246
witnessed
>>68073087
Why would Germany need 2 teams?
>>68073246
Europe needs even more slots to attempt to keep up with America's medal count
>>68073087
is this a joke
>>68073989
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/36446531
>>68073970
Why does England need two sets of laws?
>>68073087
That's it
Fucking dropped. All of it. What is this shit?
>>68073246
Gold Medal for Carlos.
![german-chancellor-angela-merkel-and-thomas-bach-president-of-the-picture-id96345724[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/5mkJDM1.jpg "german-chancellor-angela-merkel-and-thomas-bach-president-of-the-picture-id96345724[1]")
>>68073549
Lady Mistress and minion.
>>68074010
>Yusra Mardini
>>68074231
oh my goodness
>>68074032
I hope they have at least 2 sets of bomb sniffing dogs in Rio.
![Naamloos-2[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/AO8LV8N.png "Naamloos-2[1]")
![preview[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/0Rl1Zy4.jpg "preview[1]")
![Yusra_Mardini[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/GjGFLZF.jpg "Yusra Mardini[1]")