• edric@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    That’s cool. Gives people who have the talent/skill but no country to call home yet the chance to compete.

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      2 months ago

      Also shines a spotlight on what’s causing them to be refugees in the first place. All around win-win.

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    Yep, there is a beautiful film talking partly about that team.

    The swimmers, about 2 Syrian sisters fleeing war and ending swimming at the Olympics.

    Based on the story of the Mardini sisters