The swimmer is a member of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team.
After inspiring the world as a member of the first-ever IOC Refugee Olympic Team in Rio in 2016, Yusra Mardini is ready to go for the gold once again in Tokyo.titled “We chose to keep our dreams alive” and emphasizes how each refugee Olympic athlete has a unique story to tell.
"We don't share a nation or a language. Each of us has a different story. But there is something we all have in common: We chose to keep our dreams alive," Mardini says at the beginning of the video. "We carried them with us across oceans and deserts and cities. We brought them together to form a team greater than ourselves, one that defies borders and limits, a team that belongs to everyone. Because the starting line doesn't care who we are, only that we face it together."
Mardini, who fled from a civil war in her home country of Syria in 2015, has a pretty impressive story. During her journey, Mardini was on a boat that broke on its way to Greece. She and her sister joined three other passengers and heroically pushed the boat ashore for three hours.
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