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IOC's Bach: Refugees will be honored at Rio Olympics

IOC's Bach: Refugees will be honored at Rio Olympics

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

IOC President Thomas Bach speaks during a sporting awards ceremony of Greek athletes in Athens on Wednesday, January 27, 2016. Photo: AP

ATHENS: IOC President Thomas Bach says the torch relay for this year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will include a stop at a refugee camp in Athens. Bach has also promised to build sporting facilities on the island of Lesbos that has been hard hit by the migrant crisis. Bach visited a refugee camp in Athens on Thursday and met potential candidates who could compete for the first time as part of a stateless refugee team at the games in Rio. Bach said the athletes will attend the opening ceremony, marching behind the Olympic flag before host team Brazil enters last.