TeamRefugee Culture & Religion Meet the 2016 Olympics Refugee Team That Will Inspire the World One year ago, Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini was swimming for her life in the Mediterranean Sea, desperate to escape her war torn country. This week, she will swim for gold at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Culture & Religion Meet the 2016 Olympics Refugee Team That Will Inspire the World One year ago, Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini was swimming for her life in the Mediterranean Sea, desperate to escape her war torn country. This week, she will swim for gold at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.