Abstract
A striking and moving feature of the Rio Olympic Games was the presence of a team composed entirely of refugees. The team included swimmers from Syria now based in Germany, judokas from the Democratic Republic of Congo living in Brazil, and Sudanese track athletes based in Kenya. Although the refugees could not compete for their homeland or for their country of resettlement, the International Olympic Committee treated the refugees as though they were part of the same sporting nation. They created a form of virtual citizenship, guaranteeing rights to funding, status, and recognition based on membership in a community constituted solely by refugee status. Couldn't this idea of temporary virtual citizenship for refugees be expanded in ways that would offer them more thorough protection than they currently enjoy?
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 1-5pp |
| No. | September 9 2016 |
| Specialist publication | Sydney Morning Herald |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |