Glued to the improvised screen set up on the patio of the Caritas house, the refugees yelled and they cried. But most of all, they cheered. They cheered for their two Congolese colleagues, Popole Misenga, 24, and Yolande Mabika, 28, who were competing in judo as part of the United Nations' Refugee Olympic team.
"They represent all of us today," said an emotional Mirelle Muluila, also from Congo. "They represent the strength it takes to come from nothing and being considered a 'nobody', to becoming a champion," she cried out as others around her agreed.
