Alphonso Davies from FC Bayern addresses the Paralympic refugee team with an emotional message.
The FCB star was once on the run himself.
Munich / Tokyo - The Paralympics started in Tokyo on Tuesday - less than three weeks after the Olympic Games ended.
The big stage now belongs to the athletes who are capable of top performance despite their disabilities.
That also impressed football professional Alphonso Davies * from FC Bayern *.
At a young age, the 20-year-old also attracts attention outside the field due to his social commitment, especially against discrimination.
A refugee team also competes at the Paralympics, to which Davies dedicates an emotional message.
Alphonso Davies: Bayern star supports para-refugee team
"Please know: When you jump into the water, when you focus on your throw, or when you come into the arena: You are not alone," wrote the Canadian in a statement for the UN refugee agency.
"The world is behind you", Davies turns in his emotional message to the Paralympic refugee team.
The six-strong refugee contingent is currently "the bravest sports team in the world," wrote Davies, who was born in a refugee camp in Ghana and fled to Ontario, Canada with his family at the age of five.
“Not everyone understands your journey.
But I did, and that made me who I am today, ”said the defense attorney.
My message for the world's most courageous sports team.
#RefugeeParalympicTeam @Paralympics @Refugees https://t.co/BKXnUzq75j pic.twitter.com/AJ26JtpSSf
- Alphonso Davies (@AlphonsoDavies) August 23, 2021
Alphonso Davies: Bayern star with an emotional message to the Paralympic refugee team
Davies knows “that sometimes it is hard to talk about the past. The experiences that you had to make, the things that you saw and the discrimination that came your way. ”The athletes who will fight for medals in Tokyo from Tuesday (until September 5th) are“ role models, with the power to inspire others. "
With the cone thrower Alia Issa, a woman will start for the first time for the refugee team in Tokyo. The native Syrian and swimmer * Abbas Karimi also form the flag-bearer duo at the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium on Tuesday. Then Davies will watch again. "I'll watch with the rest of the world and we'll cheer you all on," he wrote. In the first Bundesliga win of the season with Bayern, Davies himself showed a strong performance. *
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