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Syrian refugee baseball5 team set for Dakar 2026
Original: War stole their childhood, baseball5 gave them a future: Meet Syria’s refugee team at Dakar 2026
A refugee team from Syria is set to compete in baseball5 at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Senegal. The young athletes, whose childhoods were disrupted by war, found a path through the fast-growing five-on-five baseball discipline. Their story highlights sport's role in rebuilding lives and Olympic efforts to include displaced athletes on the global stage.
Why now: The profile of displaced Syrian youth competing at a major Olympic event resonates amid ongoing attention to refugee athletes.
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