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Yusra Mardini OLY ( Arabic: يسرى مارديني; born 5 March 1998) is a Syrian former competition swimmer and refugee of the Syrian civil war. She was a member of the Refugee Olympic Athletes Team (ROT) that competed under the Olympic flag at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. [1]
Nov 23, 2022 · In 2015, Yusra and Sara Mardini left their home country of Syria, which was being torn apart by war, in a bid to reach Europe and get safe passage for the rest of their...
Nov 10, 2022 · We take a look at Yusra Mardini’s incredible life story, from near-death experience to two-time IOC Refugee Olympic Team athlete, and why she is now an inspiration for millions around the world.
May 3, 2024 · The now-retired swimmer, and two-time Olympian, has seen her story well documented, even becoming a Netflix movie. From fleeing war-torn Syria with her sister Sarah to competing at Rio 2016 and then being a flag bearer at Tokyo 2020, it is a tale of real courage and resilience.
Olympic swimmer and Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini was appointed the youngest-ever Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in April 2017, aged just nineteen. By sharing her inspiring story, Yusra has become a powerful voice for forcibly displaced people worldwide.
Jul 23, 2021 · Read the remarkable journey of Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini who spoke with Katie Ledecky ahead of swimming in her second Olympic Games at Tokyo 2020.
Nov 23, 2022 · Yusra and Sara Mardini saved a boatful of fellow asylum seekers from drowning in the Aegean Sea. Now Netflix's 'The Swimmers' tells their story.
Apr 13, 2023 · In 2015, sisters and competitive swimmers Yusra and Sara Mardini fled Syria because of conflict. During the dangerous sea crossing from Turkey to Greece, their dinghy’s engine failed.
4 days ago · What I Learned About the Power of Sports as a Refugee Olympian Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR Yusra Mardini plays volleyball with girls at Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya.
Sep 9, 2022 · New Netflix film, The Swimmers, tells the remarkable tale of Yusra Mardini, a young Syrian refugee and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, who escaped conflict and went on to compete in two Olympics.
