Ahmad Alikaj
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Ahmad Alikaj (born 5 June 1991) is a Syrian judoka who competes in the under 73 kg category.
Alikaj is now living and training in Germany after moving from Syria to Germany as a refugee in 2015. He was included in the IJF Refugee Team at the 2019 Budapest Grand Prix and participated in the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo. He released a joint statement alongside and after being selected for the IOC Refugee Olympic Team [EOR] for the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo. "We have been dreaming of that for years and today we are living our dream. We feel that we have a great responsibility. We will represent our sport, judo, but also the entire refugee community. We are so proud. We hope that millions of refugees across the globe will want to overcome their difficulties, based on what we have achieved."[1][2]
References[]
- ^ "Ahmad Alikaj". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
- ^ "Judo ALIKAJ Ahmad - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
External links[]
- Ahmad Alikaj at the International Judo Federation
- Ahmad Alikaj at JudoInside.com
- Ahmad Alikaj at Olympedia
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Syrian male judoka
- Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Syrian refugees
- Refugee Olympic Team at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Asian judo biography stubs
- Syrian martial arts biography stubs