in brazil, yolande mabika and popole misenga are within reach of the olympics.g and training in rio dejaneiro. they both came from one of the areas worst affected during the congolese civil war. when they came to rio in 2013 for the world judo championships, they escaped from the team and made a bid for asylum. a local charity stepped in to help them continue their training here in brazil. they train in a favela west of rio. the facilities are basic. but their coaches are among the best. one of the biggest challenges was having to change their approach tojudo. that was the last day yolande saw her family. she does not even know if they are still alive. popole is now married with a one—year—old son. he is the stepfather to his wife's three children. now they both have just one mission. make it onto the refugee team and, perhaps, theirfamilies back home will know they survived. with just weeks to go, training has intensified. she does on average 240 lengths per day, including one hour in the gym on top of homework and school. there is little time for much else. it