Olympians Farida Abaroge, Perina Lokure Nakang, and Musa Suliman headline the six-member Athlete Refugee Team (ART) set to compete at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25, representing millions of displaced people around the world.
The team is supported by the Refugee Athlete Scholarship programme, a partnership between the Olympic Refugee Foundation, World Athletics, and national federations, which provides athletes with a pathway to purpose through sport.
Abaroge, who fled her country in 2016 and now lives in France, will contest the 5000m. Nakang, based in Kenya, overcame significant personal and health challenges to return to training for the 800m, while Suliman, the youngest of the trio at 21, makes his Worlds debut after representing the Refugee Olympic Team in Paris.
They will be joined by marathoners Omar Hassan and Emmanuel Kiruhura Ntagunga, and 5000m runner Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed, who returns to the global stage after missing Budapest 2023.
The 2025 World Athletics Championships will take place in Tokyo from 13-21 September.