YouTube Originals Olympics Refugee Series Hosted by Gabby Douglas

Strive

Join these athletes' journeys to see how hard they have to Strive to make the 2021 Games. Hosted by 3x Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas.

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Wael Shueb fled Syria because he refused to shoot innocent civilians and took a torturous journey of escape that almost led to his death.

Wael Shueb

Parisa and Kasra were medal-winning Taekwondo athletes in their homeland of Iran when they were forced to flee.

Kasra Mehdipournejad, Parisa Farshidi

Pur Biel hid with his mother and brothers in the bush to avoid government troops when civil war was ripping Sudan apart in 2005.

Pur Biel

Saeid Fazloula fled Iran for his life. He now lives in Germany where he’s preparing to join the 2021 Refugee Olympic Team.

Saeid Fazloula