From immigrants to sports figures: the case study of the IOC refugee team in rio olympics 2016

• Main Authors: Abd Rahim, Badruel Hairiel, Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura, Aman, Mohd Salleh
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: International Institute of Islamic Civilisation and Malay World (ISTAC), IIUM. 2018
• Subjects: HM621 Culture; HM701 Social systems; HM706 Social structure; HM711 Groups and organizations; HM826 Social institutions; HM831 Social change
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/69025/1/AL%20SHAJARAH_IOC%20REFUGEE%20TEAM.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/69025/7/69025_From%20immigrants%20to%20sports%20figures_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/69025/; http://journals.iium.edu.my/shajarah/index.php/shaj/article/view/740/333
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

This paper examines the experiences of refugee athletes in pursuing their ultimate dream to compete in the Olympics, and explores the challenges and prospects they faced. Relevant data were obtained from secondary sources, such as sports articles and biographies on websites, about refugee athlet...