Athletics

United States of America

Simone

Simone Biles - Olympics.com

Sweden

Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

Tecla LORUPE

Tecla

Coronavirus and the subsequent postponement of Tokyo 2020 forced athletes who had been training with Refugee Olympic Team chief Tegla Loroupe to return to Kukuma Refugee Camp. While she is worried about their health, and unable to speak to them regularly due to poor phone coverage, Loroupe believes her charges have faced enough adversity in the past to be able to handle this latest setback.

Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games

Tegla Loroupe describes impact of COVID on refugee athletes