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The IWF is pleased to announce its 2026 Refugee Team, composed by three lifters: Ramiro Mora, Clementine Noumbissi, and Fatemah Keshavarz. All of them based in Great Britain and integrating the IOC Refugee Scholarship programme, they will be invited to participate in the IWF World Championships, taking place in Ningbo (CHN) from October 27-November 8.<\/p>\n

\"\"Ramiro Mora \u2013 Photo credit: Giorgio Scala\/Deepbluemedia<\/em><\/p>\n

Mora, originally from Cuba, is the most experienced member of the IWF Refugee Team, after being part of the Olympic Refugee Team at the Paris 2024 Games, finishing seventh in the men\u2019s 102kg. His result of 166-210-376 largely improved the performance he had done some months earlier at the IWF World Cup in Phuket (THA), where he achieved 162-197-359. In December 2024, at the IWF World Championships in Manama (BRN), he competed in the 96kg, concluding in the 10th<\/sup>\u00a0position (166-203-369). Finally, at the 2025 IWF showcase in Forde (NOR), he was ninth in the 94kg. Mora was born in September 1997.<\/p>\n

\"\"Cl\u00e9mentine Noumbissi \u2013 Photo credit: Giorgio Scala\/Deepbluemedia<\/em><\/p>\n

Cl\u00e9mentine Noumbissi, born in October 1990, represented her country (Cameroon) until 2022, getting significant results on a continental level \u2013 she was gold medallist in the 2021 African Championships, but also at the 2019 All-African Games. She was third at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and took part in the Tokyo 2020ne Games, finishing 11th<\/sup>\u00a0in the women\u2019s 87kg category. Also member of the 2025 IWF Refugee Team, she competed at the IWF World Championships in Norway, placing 20th in the 86kg category.<\/p>\n

\"\"Fatemah Keshavarz \u2013 Photo credit: White Lights Media<\/em><\/p>\n

Fatemah Keshavarz, born in October 2004, is the newcomer in the group. She represented Iran until 2024, having achieved notable results. She was Asian junior champion in 2023, silver medallist at the Asian Championships in the same year, and eighth at the 2024 IWF World Junior Championships (in the 71kg category).<\/p>\n

The Team Manager of the 2026 IWF Refugee Team is Damjan Canzek, while the physiotherapist is Hussein Elsettawi.<\/p>\n

The first IWF Refugee Team was launched in 2023, and Aline de Souza became, at the 2023 IWF World Championships in Riyadh (KSA), officially the first IWF Refugee Athlete in action, in the women\u2019s 55kg category.\u00a0In terms of performances, Yekta Jamali was the first IWF refugee lifter to get a medal, earning bronze at the 2024 IWF World Junior Championships, in the women\u2019s 81kg.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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