In August 2015, with Syria devastated by war ... Yusra rose to global prominence as part of the inaugural Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Rio Olympics, competing as a swimmer.

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Yusra Mardini is an Olympic swimmer and was a member of the first-ever Refugee Olympic Team at the Olympic Games Rio 2016. Born in Damascus, Syria, in 1998, Mardini learned to swim with her father at ...

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The Syrian Civil War started in 2011 ... was swimming," and her determination to be in the pool was rewarded with a selection for the Olympics in 2016. Team Refugee Mardini was selected into the newly ...

The Syrian youth national team made its first post-Assad appearance on Wednesday ... He represented Lebanon at the Paris Olympics and became the country's first player to win an event on the ...

"We all witnessed a purely political show in Paris, particularly during the opening ceremony," the Russian hockey legend noted ...

The Syria Olympic Committee has announced that 6 athletes, including 1 women and 5 men, will represent Team Syria at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Syria has announced its athletes for the Paris 2024 ...

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa received an invitation from French President Emmanuel Macron to visit France in the coming ...

Syria’s national symphony orchestra performed last week at the Damascus opera house. As hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler explain, musicians and audiences alike expressed relief that the arts are ...

Jakarta, SANA- The Syrian U-20 football team is preparing for the upcoming match with its Indonesian counterpart in the second round of the “Mandri” friendly tournament. The match is scheduled ...