Think Sport. Think Refuge.
The Olympic Games is once again bringing sport to global attention as the finest athletes from across the world come together to compete on behalf of their nations. A number of athletes, however, will again compete for the IOC Refugee Olympic Team, representing more than a 100 million displaced people worldwide. What are the personal stories of these athletes? What does their participation symbolise for the millions of refugees worldwide? How does it shape our views of refugees? What’s the role of sport in supporting the wellbeing of refugees – especially displaced youth - across the globe. The Olympic Refuge Foundation Think Tank launches this podcast series, hosted by the co-Chair of the ORF Think Tank Professor Alastair Ager, addressing questions about the role of sport in promoting peace, belonging, and well-being. Each episode features conversations with a guest refugee athlete and a member of the Think Tank, who share insights from humanitarian programmes, training activities, and research seeking to support displaced young people to find belonging, through sport.
Episodes
Muna Dahouk, recently back from Paris where she represented the IOC Refugee Olympic Team in judo and Gerald Mballe, the first ever Special Olympics advisor for the Unified with Refugees Programme share their lived experience as refugees and their insights into the bene...
Sarah Harrison from the International Federation of the Red Cross Psychosocial Centre, Copenhagen, shares her experiences in various humanitarian crises and explains how sports have become essential for displaced and war-affected young people.
Lam Joar recounts his journey from Kakuma refugee camp, to supporting refugee athletes at the Tokyo Olymp...
Leslie Snider, psychiatrist and humanitarian, shares insights from co-developing the SportCoach+ training programme, which equips sports coaches with the skills to effectively engage with young people who have experienced trauma due to forced displacement.
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Rose Nathike highlights her experience as an athlete competing for the IOC Refugee Olympic Team in Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 and offers insight to how Paris 2024 Olympic Refugee Team athletes will be anticipating the games. Simon Rosenbaum, Professor UNSW Sydney, shares how engagement in sport and physical...
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