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02010301 RAMI ANIS“It’s a wonderful feeling to compete in the Olympic Games. I don’t want to wake up from this dream,” said Syrian refugee Rami Anis after competing in two swimming events in Rio. Anis fl ed his home in 2011 after bombings in his hometown of Aleppo.02 PAULO AMOTUNPaulo Amotun jostles for position during his heat of the men’s 1,500m. Amotun used to herd cattle for his family in southern Sudan until civil war forced them from their home. 03 THE TEAM“We do not speak the same language, we are from different countries but the Olympic fl ag unites all of us together and now we are representing 60 million [people] around the world,” said swimmer Yusra Mardini. “We want to do our best to show everyone that we can do everything we can for being good athletes and good people.”48 OLYMPIC REVIEW