IOC Refugee Olympic Team – Ethnic Council of Shepparton and District

The 2024 Olympic Games will be held in Paris from Friday, 26 July 2024 – Sunday, 11 Aug 2024. the International Olympic Committee through its Olympic Solidarity programme dedicated to refugee athletes, has started awarding scholarships. The process is being managed by the Olympic Refuge Foundation. To date, 73 Refugee Athletes Scholarship-holders are being supported and training hard in order to be selected for the Olympic Games in Paris. They are from 12 countries and live in 24 host countries. They represent 14 sports.

	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.