Yonas Kinde, athletics (marathon), Ethiopia
At 36, marathoner Yonas Kinde happens to be the oldest of the athletes in this refugee team. He fled from Ethiopia in 2013 and has been living in Luxembourg under international protection since then.
Before the refugee team was assembled, Kinde couldn’t even participate in some important sporting events: “I’ve won many races but I don’t have a nationality to participate in the Olympic Games or European Championships,” he explains.