A team with refugee football players in Germany has won the first UNITY EURO Cup in Nyon -- an international football tournament for refugees and migrants. The new competition organized by the European Football Union (UEFA) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) aims to promote the integration of refugees.
Napoli football star Kalidou Koulibaly has donated uniforms and towels to the football team Arci Mediterraneo, whose players are immigrant citizens, to support this initiative of integration.
Parisa Jahanfekrian and Yekta Jamali fled Iran, a decision full of great risk and personal sacrifice. But systematic oppression and discrimination left the weightlifters no choice.
Russia's war on Ukraine has destroyed or disrupted countless lives, including those of many young athletes. Some are trying to get on with life as normal — to the extent this is possible — as refugees in Germany.
Alphonso Davies, FC Bayern Munich's left-back and player for the Canadian national football team, has been appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. "My own experiences make me want to speak up for refugees," said the 21-year-old, who was born in a refugee camp in Ghana. His parents fled civil war in their native country, Liberia.
Playing his 13th consecutive year at the top of his sport, Serge Ibaka is the African basketball sensation with the most seasons in the NBA. The Congolese-Spanish center, whose family fled heavy fighting in Congo-Brazzaville when he was seven years old, isn't just a celebrated basketball player but is also involved in many social projects.
Twenty-four girls from the Minawao refugee camp were given tickets to watch Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations. The chance to watch their team live was the adventure of a lifetime.
The year 2021 was another desperately hard year for migrants. More died at sea, thousands were stranded on the border between Belarus and Poland, and the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan forced huge numbers into exile. But there were also some heartwarming positives: laws to protect the most vulnerable, stories of individual success and of communities in support of one another.
Germany's fastest marathon runner has broken record upon record. While Amanal Petros' sporting career could hardly be going any better, he finds it hard to keep his mind off a military conflict back home.
Mustapha Jawara has become the first migrant to be registered as an official football referee with the Italian Referees Association. The young Gambian presided over his first matches this week.
Several Italian migrant rights organizations have organized a 'walk of hope' in Italy from the Slovenian to the French border to raise awareness for the many challenges migrants and refugees face.
A twist in the tale: the case of Bakery Jatta appeared to have been settled but now German authorities are pressing charges against the Hamburg footballer after all. Jatta is accused of playing under a false identity.