IOC Refugee Olympic Team member Kasra Mehdipournejad: "We are someone like you"

Kasra Mehdipournejad wants you to understand something about
refugees: "We are someone like you; we're not different," he says
on the latest episode of the Olympics.com podcast. "Same, same.
We are human." It's a stirring message from the member of the IOC
Refugee Olympic Team in taekwondo, who reflects on his Paris 2024
experience with host Nick McCarvel with both World Refugee Day
(20 June) and Olympic Day (23 June) top of mind. 


Mehdipournejad calls his Olympic debut "something really unique
and different," and is already eyeing LA 2028. In the episode, he
opens up on what his journey to the Games was like, how he'd like
the Refugee Team to be an inspiration around the world and how
his partner, Parisa, played a critical role in helping his dreams
come true.


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Relevant links


Pau Gasol's full interview with Rafael Nadal from the
International Athletes' Forum 2025:



https://www.olympics.com/athlete365/news/iaf/tennis-legend-rafael-nadal-surprises-international-athletes-forum