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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.
3 days ago · Yusra Mardini, a Syrian refugee, is one such athlete who escaped her war-ravaged nation as a teenager and went on to participate in the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games.
Nov 10, 2022 · Forced to flee war-torn Syria in 2015 in search of a new life, she almost died on the treacherous boat journey over to Europe. After settling in Germany, the talented swimmer made her way back to the pool, and one year later was selected to represent the first IOC Refugee Olympic Team at Rio 2016.
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.
3 days ago · Others deserve the same. Mardini competed in the 2016 and 2020 Olympics as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team. She is a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR and was featured, along with her sister Sara ...
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.
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.
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. The...
Dec 15, 2023 · Yusra Mardini: ‘I’m a symbol of hope’. The refugee, Olympian, model, student and philanthropist is on a mission to give displaced people a brighter future. Yusra Mardini © Stefan Armbruster....
Yusra Mardini is a Syrian refugee who fled her war-torn nation as a teenager and later competed in the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. Yusra was around 16-17 years old when she fled from a civil war ...
