INTERVIEW: The Refugee Olympic Team's history-making medal

Cindy Ngamba of the Refugee Olympic Team (Getty)

Cindy Ngamba of the Refugee Olympic Team Source: Getty / Richard Pelham

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The Refugee Olympic Team has won its first medal. Boxer Cindy Ngamba, born in Cameroon and now based in the UK, made history by becoming the first-ever refugee boxer to qualify for an Olympic Games at Paris. And now she has done it again - winning the first medal for the Refugee Olympic Team. The CEO for Australia for UNHCR, Trudi Mitchell, spoke with Biwa Kwan about how the win has been received.


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