Refugee Olympic Team arrive in Tokyo – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

Seven of the original Rio Olympics team who are now in Tokyo as part of the Refugee Olympic team alongside another 22 incredible refugee athletes who have come from 13 different host countries and have 12 sports to compete in. The Refugee Olympic Team will march second in the Opening Ceremony and carry the Olympic Flag. Their designation is EOR, the French tag, Equippe-Olympic-Refugee

The opening ceremony is this Friday and if you are looking for a second team to support then please support these guys as they don’t have a country behind them – they have us!

#StrongerTogether

#withrefugees

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	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District acknowledges the Yorta Yorta People of the land which comprises the Goulburn Valley. We pay respect to tribal Elders, past, present and emerging and we celebrate their continuing culture and acknowledge the memory of their ancestors.
	The Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District is a peak body whose mission is to promote and represent the social, cultural and economic well-being of ethnic communities in the Goulburn Valley Region through the provision of quality and innovative settlement, refugee support, community development, and information and advocacy services.