Information for the media – Olympic Refuge Foundation Online Media Roundtable
In the lead-up to World Refugee Day, celebrated on 20 June, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) invites media representatives to attend a virtual media roundtable on the work of the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF) and the IOC Refugee Olympic Team.
This media roundtable is an opportunity for journalists to ask questions and hear directly from key figures driving efforts to support displaced athletes and young people around the world.
Event Details:
Date: Monday 2 June 2025
Time: 11 – 11.45 a.m. CEST
Location: Online (Zoom)
Language: English (French interpretation available)
Panellists:
Thomas Bach, IOC President and ORF Chair
Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and ORF Vice-Chair
Yusra Mardini, Olympian (Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020) and advocate for displaced athletes
A press card or a letter from your editor may be requested during the registration process.
Please connect exclusively via Google Chrome or the Zoom app.
The roundtable will be recorded, and the video will be made available to participating news organisations after the event upon request.
Audio and video recording is permitted for distribution. Please note that your image could be used by participating media if you ask a question.
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The International Olympic Committee is a not-for-profit, civil, non-governmental, international organisation made up of volunteers which is committed to building a better world through sport. It redistributes more than 90 per cent of its income to the wider sporting movement, which means that every day the equivalent of USD 4.7 million goes to help athletes and sports organisations at all levels around the world.
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For more information, please contact the IOC Media Relations Team: Tel: +41 21 621 6000, email: pressoffice@olympic.org, or visit our web site at IOC.org
