"VAN" (Sports Desk - 30.01.2024) :: The Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF) Board met in Doha, Qatar, to discuss the Foundation’s successes from the past year, the preparations for the Refugee Olympic Team at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, and plans to continue to support displaced people through sport into the next quadrennial period.
The ORF Board was hosted in Doha by the Qatar Olympic Committee, which has been instrumental in building and supporting the Foundation logistically and financially since its inception in 2017. The Board members were welcomed by Her Excellency Lolwah Rashid Al-Khater, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and His Excellency Joaan Bin Hamad Al-Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Committee and ORF Board member.
The Chair of the Board, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, and the Co-Chair, United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, appointed two new members to the Board – IOC Members Michelle Yeoh and Britta Heidemann, who is an Olympic champion. Both will begin their terms on 1 September 2024.
The 2023 Annual Report and financial reports were presented and approved by the Board.
After the meeting, the Board members visited a sport and education centre for refugees from conflict zones. The centre provides medical care and a range of rehabilitation services for the injured and their families.
The Board members met many of the residents and took part in sporting activities with some of the children in the centre.
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