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Paris OG 2024
The Refugee Team is at the Games

The IJF Refugee Team for the Paris Olympic Games was announced back in May of this year:

Paula Pareto Joins the IOC

The IJF is proud to have a 3rd member of our judo family nominated to the IOC.

Judo for Peace
The Judo Family Shows its Solidarity on World Refugee Day 2024

Each year on 20th June, the world celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced ...

Interview
Mother, Athlete and Member of the Refugee Team, Barbari Zharfi Mahboubeh Manages it All

Barbari Zharfi Mahboubeh is the last representative of the IJF Refugee Team who will be present this ...

Interview
I Want to Help Refugees Achieve their Own Dreams

Arab Sibghatullah will compete this summer at -81kg at the Paris 2024 Games, as part of the IJF Refugee ...

Interview
Through Judo we Can Learn to Have a Better Life

Mohammad Rashnonezhad will be competing in the -66kg weight category this summer in Paris as a member ...

Interview
Nigara Shaheen Wants to Teach the Judo Values

Nigara Shaheen will be competing in the -63kg category this summer in Paris.

Interview
Judo Is Like a Parent to Me

Vahid Sarlak is the man behind the preparation of the IJF Refugee Team that will participate in the Paris ...

Interview
Adnan Khankan Simply Wants to Help

Adnan Khankan is the -100kg representative of the IJF Refugee Team.

Interview
Muna Dahouk Feels Free

Muna Dahouk is one of the members of the IJF Refugee Team who has been participating in world judo events ...

Athlete365
Three Initiatives to Raise Awareness of Competition Manipulation

With a few weeks to go before the Olympic Games in Paris, the IOC is launching activites to raise awareness ...

Judo for Refugees
1 in 100 Million

At Rio 2016, the first Refugee Olympic Team created by the International Olympic Committee represented ...