LAUSANNE [Switzerland], International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach announced on Thursday that 36 athletes will form the IOC Refugee Olympic Team Pari 2024, representing the world's displaced population of more than 100 million people at this summer's Olympic Games Paris 2024. do. 36 athletes are among the 11. Various countries of origin and are currently hosted by 15 different National Olympic Committees and form their largest teams. The refugee team was introduced at the Rio Olympics 2016 and will mark their third appearance at the Summer Games. They will compete in 12 different sports at the upcoming Paris Olympics, starting on July 26: aquatics (swimming), athletics, badminton, boxing breaking, canoe (slalom and sprint), cycling (road), judo, shooting, taekwondo. weightlifting, and wrestling (freestyle and Greco-Roman) During a ceremony at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Thursday, Beck said, as quoted by Olympics.com, "We welcome you all with open hearts. You are our Olympic are a promotion for." Community and our society. “With your participation at the Olympic Games, you will demonstrate the human capacity for resilience and excellence. It will send a message of hope to the more than 100 million displaced people around the world,” Bach said. Previous performances at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 The IOC Refugee Olympic Team is competing at the Olympic Games for the third time. This year, its Chef-de-Mission will be Massoma Ali Zada, who competed as a member of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020.