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South Sudan's athlete James Nyang Chiengjiek (R), Yiech Pur Biel based in Kenya for the Refugee Olympic Team (ROT) talk with a tourist at the statue of Christ the Redeemer ahead of Rio 2016 Olympic games atop Corcovad Hill in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 30, 2016. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) selects 10 refugee athletes to set a refugee's team for the first time, to bring about hope to people displaced by conflicts or war in the world. / AFP / YASUYOSHI CHIBA (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

South Sudan's athlete James Nyang Chiengjiek (R), Yiech Pur Biel based in Kenya for the Refugee Olympic Team (ROT) talk with a tourist at the statue of Christ the Redeemer ahead of Rio 2016 Olympic games atop Corcovad Hill in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 30, 2016. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) selects 10 refugee athletes to set a refugee's team for the first time, to bring about hope to people displaced by conflicts or war in the world. / AFP / YASUYOSHI CHIBA (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)
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