IOC to name Refugee Olympic Team for Tokyo 2020 in June Thursday, 25 February 2021 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) plans to announce the Refugee Olympic Team for Tokyo 2020 in June, with 55 athletes seeking to compete at the Games. The Refugee Olympic Team debuted at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, where 10 athletes were selected to compete across athletics, judo and swimming events. A total of 37 refugee athlete scholarship holders were confirmed to be in contention for Tokyo 2020 back in 2019. The IOC has said Olympic Solidarity is currently supporting 55 scholarship holders, who are training in the hope of competing at the rescheduled Games in the Japanese capital.