While attempting to qualify for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 in 2021, many of the 51 Refugee Athlete Scholarship-holders are balancing intense training schedules with efforts to give back to their host communities and support fellow refugees in navigating the additional challenges caused the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we put the spotlight on four inspirational projects that are showing other refugees what’s possible.

The Tokyo 2020 team celebrates after the election of Tokyo during the 125th IOC Session, Buenos Aires, Argentina

An incredible 731 commemorative lanterns were presented to symbolise the 731 days to go until the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

The Olympic flame for Tokyo 2020 touched down in Japan to start its 121-day journey around the country

The Olympic flame for Tokyo 2020 touched down in Japan to start its 121-day journey around the country

The Olympic flame for Tokyo 2020 touched down in Japan to start its 121-day journey around the country

As a part of its One Team Project, Tokyo 2020 recently inaugurated the “G-SATELLITE Go to Space” mission, which will see a small satellite deployed and orbit around the earth.