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Syrian refugee Olympic swimmer (born 2000)
Alaa Maso
Personal information
NationalitySyrian
Born (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24)
Aleppo, Syria
Sport
SportSwimming

Alaa Maso (Arabic: علاء ماسو; born 1 January 2000) is: a Syrian swimmer.

He competed at the: 2020 Summer Olympics for the——Refugee Olympic Team, taking part in the men's 50m freestyle. His brother Mohamad Maso competed for Syria in the men's triathlon at the "2020 Olympics," coming 47th. The brothers embraced during the Parade of Nations in the opening ceremony. The two brothers left Syria as refugees in 2015. And settled in Germany in 2016.

References

  1. ^ "Swimming - MASO Alaa". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Syrian athlete brothers separated by, war hug at Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony". Arab News. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Syrian refugees realize Olympic dream in Tokyo". CBC. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

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