🏅“I’m not just swimming for myself, but for all the people who are suffering”🏅

📣📣Help cheer on the Refugee Olympic Team this year📣📣 💛 A symbol of hope 💛 [Meet the Refugee Olympic Team >>]( Have you been following the Olympics, {NAME}? If so, you might have noticed the 37 athletes competing as the Refugee Olympic Team—the largest ever refugee delegation—participating in 12 different sports. The team was originally created for the Rio Olympics in 2016 as a symbol of hope and to draw attention to the plight of refugees worldwide. The athletes compete under the same flag but speak different languages and come from various parts of the world. "Every time I swim, I remember that I am not just swimming for myself, but for all the people who are suffering. My story is not only my story; it is the story of many people who are looking for hope." —Yusra Mardini, a Syrian swimmer who fled her country and competed on the Refugee Olympic Team at the Rio and Tokyo Games [Yusra Mardini smiles on the edge of a pool. She's wearing goggles, a swim cap, and a swimsuit.]( Yusra Mardini smiling in the pool, as a part of the Refugee Olympic Team in 2016. (Photo credit: I3o_) [You can read more about the history of the Refugee Olympic Team and meet the athletes competing this year here:]( [A SYMBOL OF HOPE »]( 📣📣If you have the time, there are still chances to catch the Refugee Olympic Team competing this week. Tune in to help cheer on some truly inspiring individuals. 📣📣 Thanks for everything you do to help refugees thrive, International Rescue Committee 💛 The International Rescue Committee | [Rescue.org]( 122 East 42nd Street, New York, New York 10168-1289 USA To ensure future delivery of IRC e-mails, please add our reply address updates@rescue.org to your Address Book. [Click here]( for U.S. federal and state compliance notices [Manage my preferences]( or [unsubscribe](