Refugee team hopes to compete under own country's flag at Tokyo 2020

Refugee team hopes to compete under own country's flag at Tokyo 2020

Two athletes of the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics refugee team -- Syrian-born swimmer Ibrahim Al Hussein (R) and U.S.-based Iranian discus thrower Shahrad Nasajpour (L) -- attend a press conference in the Brazilian city on Sept. 14, 2016. The two said they hope refugee athletes can enter the 2020 Tokyo Games under their own countries' flags. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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