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Presentation of the athletes
Ghofrane Belkhir
Neama Said Fahmi Said
Peyton Brown
Islamiyat Yusuf
Mary Kardara
Lala Rzazade
Sandra Mensimah Owusu
Betty Waneasi
Ghofrane Belkhir (Youth Olympic Champion)
Ghofrane Belkhir (Youth Olympic Champion)
The medailists
