The refugee athletes were a pivotal part of this year's Olympic games, as inspirational and at times heartbreaking stories dominated news headlines and won over the hearts of viewers around the world. Those stories included that of Yusra Mardini, the refugee team swimmer, who swam for three and a half hours, pushing a boat of 20 refugees, until it reached the Greek island of Lesbos. Yes, the refugee team did, in deed, capture our hearts, shown by the reactions to the IOC president's speech and his mention of the refugee team: