Below the mist covering Rio's most famous landmark, ten athletes have found redemption, a chance to compete as the Refugee team.
18 year old Yusra Mardini fled Damascus last year with her sister claiming refugee status in Germany.
She hopes the team's performance in Rio will be an inspiration for refugees around the world.
"I hope they're going to learn from our story that you have to move on because life will never stop with your problems, and I hope everyone will continue to pursue their dreams."
Syria has a team at these Olympics but Rami Anis would rather compete as a refugee.
"I would not be proud to represent them and has had no contact with his former country or it's officials."
For these athletes, it's the pride they get from competing on the worlds' biggest sport stage that's important.
Judo fighter Yolande Bukasa Mabika who was separated from her parents during fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo says the day her name was announced as an Olympian she cried with joy.
"I have a new family now, this team is her family."
But it was Popole Misenga, also from Congo who's story captured hearts when asked about this family.
"I havn't seen my brothers for so long he can't remember their faces.
I hope they can watch me in Brazil and one day he'd like to bring them here."
Despite not having a country to compete for, the Refugee athletes and their humbling personal stories are likely to make them crowd favourites here in sports mad Rio, providing of course, they're not competing against Brazil.1
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