RIO DE JANEIRO — Even defeat ultimately felt like victory for Yolande Bukasa and Popole Misenga. The two refugees, originally from Congo, competed in judo Wednesday at the Olympics, and they showed ...
The Refugee Olympic Team has made history by being the first of its kind. They arrived at the Olympic Athlete’s village on Aug. 3, two days before the Opening Ceremonies, to cheers, dancing and music, ...
When he was training for the Olympics on his tiny island nation, Ovini Uera began with a daily warm-up. He would first shoo away the chickens that gathered inside the gym, which had no walls, then ...
MONTREAL - Olympic bronze medallist Antoine Valois-Fortier will lead Canada's judo team at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Valois-Fortier, form Quebec City, will be looking for his second Olympic podium finish ...
Olympic bronze medallist Antoine Valois-Fortier will lead Canada's judo team at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Valois-Fortier, from Quebec City, will be looking for his second Olympic podium finish after ...
Ten refugee athletes from Africa and the Middle East were selected Friday to compete under the Olympic flag at the Rio de Janeiro Games in what the IOC said represents a "symbol of hope" for migrants ...