The article profiles several individuals including activist Nadia Murad, environmental engineer Marc Edwards and Tegla Loroupe, head of mission for Kenya's Refugee Olympic team. Murad used her story, being captured by the terrorist group Islamic State and becoming a sex slave, as a weapon against the group and called for international protection of minorities. Edwards played a key role in monitoring the lead levels in the waters of Flint, Michigan. Loroupe coached half of the 10-member team, whose members were recruited during trials held at two camps in Kenya, at a training facility she founded in Nairobi.