Letter: Cheering for the Olympic Refugee Team
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Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the Olympics, dealing with Russia and China and the crisis in Tigray
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Spirit of refugee team inspires world By WANG XU in Tokyo and SUN XIAOCHEN in Beijing | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-08-04 07:39 Share CLOSE Aram Mahmoud of the refugee team plays a shot during his men s singles badminton match at the Tokyo Games in Japan on July 26. [Photo/Agencies]
By playing badminton, Aram Mahmoud of the refugee team at the Tokyo Games hopes to eventually be reunited with his family in Syria.
Mahmoud, who took up badminton at age 7 with his sister and was coached by his father, had become one of the best players in Syria, winning the national championship when he was 15. His sister, Sanaa, also excelled in badminton competition, including at the 2015 Asian Championships in Wuhan, Hubei province, in Central China.
Oscar Nominee Waad Al-Kateab to Direct Refugee Olympic Team Doc
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