For the first time, a team of refugees will compete at the Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee approved a plan this week for a team of up to 10 Refugee Olympic Athletes (ROA). The news of the Refugee Olympic Athletes became a trending topic on social media Thursday. Facebook users called the plan a “wonderful gesture” and “the greatest news I’ve heard in awhile.” More than 40 high-performance athletes, who happen to be refugees, have been identified as possible Olympic athletes. CNN reported Thursday that one of them is a 17-year-old swimmer named Yusra Mardini. She fled Syria on a boat headed for Greece from Turkey. The boat started filling with water. She fled Syria on a boat headed for Greece from Turkey. The boat started filling with water. Mardini and her sister got in the water and helped pull the boat and its 20 people on board to safety. Mardini now lives in Germany. She has received funding from the International Olympic Committee for her training. The Refugee Olympic team will participate in the Olympic opening ceremony in Rio on August 5.
Title: IOC Approves Refugee Olympic Team
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She fled Syria on a boat headed for Greece from Turkey. The boat started filling with water. </span> <span data-start-time='53646' data-end-time='59458'>She fled Syria on a boat headed for Greece from Turkey. </span> <span data-start-time='59458' data-end-time='63021'>The boat started filling with water.</span> <span data-start-time='63021' data-end-time='72167'>Mardini and her sister got in the water and helped pull the boat and its 20 people on board to safety.</span> <span data-start-time='72167' data-end-time='75625'>Mardini now lives in Germany. </span> <span data-start-time='75625' data-end-time='82625'>She has received funding from the International Olympic Committee for her training. </span> <span data-start-time='82625' data-end-time='90917'>The Refugee Olympic team will participate in the Olympic opening ceremony in Rio on August 5. </span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/876/ioc_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=5479 data-hint-location='25875' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/876/what_does_wonderful_mean.m4a'>What does wonderful mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='extremely good'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/876/extremely_good.m4a'><span>extremely good</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/876/exercises_that_require_physical_skill.m4a'><span>exercises that require physical skill</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/876/to_argue.m4a'><span>to argue</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/876/done_to_show_a_particular_feeling.m4a'><span>done to show a particular feeling</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=5480 data-hint-location='82625' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/876/where_will_the_refugee_olympic_team_make_their_debut.m4a'>Where will the Refugee Olympic team make their debut?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Rio de Janeiro'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/876/madrid.m4a'><span>Madrid</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/876/rio_de_janeiro.m4a'><span>Rio de Janeiro</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/876/tokyo.m4a'><span>Tokyo</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/876/istanbul.m4a'><span>Istanbul</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=5481 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/876/a_team_of__blank__will_compete_at_the_olympic_games.m4a'>A team of <span class='blank'>refugees</span> will compete at the Olympic Games.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='refugees'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/876/refugees.m4a'><span>refugees</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/876/women.m4a'><span>women</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/876/men.m4a'><span>men</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/876/children.m4a'><span>children</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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