LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC is set to announce the team of refugee athletes that will compete at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
The IOC executive board met Friday to finalize the small team that will compete under the Olympic flag.
A total of 43 refugees were initially identified as candidates for the team.
While IOC President Thomas Bach has said he expected the final list to comprise between five and 10 athletes, officials say the number could reach a dozen or more.
Among those in contention for the team were a teenage female swimmer from Syria, long-distance runners from central and western Africa, and judo and taekwondo competitors from Congo, Iran and Iraq.