Syria at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Syria competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Syria at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSYR
NOCSyrian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.syriaolymp.org (in Arabic and English)
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors6 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Amre Hamcho & Alisar Youssef
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 United Arab Republic (1960)

There were protests at the planned attendance of Omar al-Aroub, a senior official in the Syrian sporting federation who had been alleged to have participated in torture and other crimes during the Syrian civil war, leading to his removal from the event.

Background

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Syria debuted in the 1948 Summer Olympics. It did not compete in 1952 and 1956. It competed as part of the United Arab Republic in 1960 and 1964, before the United Arab Republic split into a Syrian team and the larger Egyptian team for Montréal 1976. The nation has participated in every Olympics since 1980.[1]

Competitors

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The following is the number of competitors representing Syria in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 0 1 1
Equestrian 1 0 1
Gymnastics 1 0 1
Judo 1 0 1
Swimming 1 0 1
Weightlifting 1 0 1
Total 5 1 6

As well as the country's official representatives, a number of Syrians participated in the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics, including judoka Muna Dahouk[2][3] and swimmer Alaa Maso.[4]

Athletics

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Syria sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track events
Athlete Event Preliminary Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Alisar Youssef Women's 100 m 12.93 PB 8 Did not advance

Equestrian

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Syria entered one rider in the individual jumping event, through the establishments of final olympics ranking for Group F (Africa & Middle East).[6]

Jumping

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Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Time Rank
Amre Hamcho Vagabon Des Forets Individual Withdrawn

Gymnastics

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Artistic

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Syria qualified one gymnast for Paris 2024. Lais Najjar earned his spot through the allocation of Universality quota, and also marking the nation's debut in these sports.

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Lais Najjar All-around 13.266 13.900 13.833 12.400 53.399 Did not advance

Judo

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For the first time since 2016, Syria qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Hasan Bayan (men's 73 kg) qualified for the games through the allocations of universality places.[7]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Hasan Bayan Men's –73 kg   Gassner (AUT)
L 00–10
Did not advance

Swimming

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Syria sent one swimmer to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Omar Abbass Men's 200 m freestyle 1:53.01 24 Did not advance

Weightlifting

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Syria entered one weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Man Asaad (men's +102 kg) secured one of the top ten slots in his weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Man Asaad Men's +102 kg 197 5 241 5 438 5

Controversy over Syrian Paralympic Committee

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A campaign launched by Syrians days before the start of the Olympics led to the withdrawal from attendance of Omar al-Aroub [fr], Vice President of Syria's General Sports Federation and President of the Syrian Paralympic Committee, after an investigation showed he had committed crimes including torture during his leadership of t he the National Union of Syrian Students (NUSS) between 2011 and 2013. Al-Aroub had been officially welcomed in Paris in 2023 his Paralympic Committee role, but it was subsequently shown that he had been involved in the violent repression of protests in Aleppo in 2011 as second-in-command of the Ba’ath Brigades militia, leading to protests against his involvement in the Paris Olympics.[8][9][10][11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "Syrian Arab Republic schedule & results".
  2. ^ Acovino, Vincent (30 July 2024). "They left their countries behind. But not their Olympic aspirations". NPR. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  3. ^ Smolinski, Paulina (26 July 2024). "What is the IOC refugee Olympic team and who is on it for the 2024 Games?". CBS News. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  4. ^ Hincks, Mike (1 August 2024). "Paris 2024 swimming: Alaa Maso makes second Olympics appearance for Refugee team in 50m freestyle heats". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  6. ^ "FEI publishes Olympic and Paralympic Rankings for Paris 2024". International Federation for Equestrian Sports. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  7. ^ "OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024 (NATIONS)". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Syrian militia leader close to Assad attends Special Olympics meeting in Paris". The Observers - France 24. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  9. ^ Des publications sur les réseaux sociaux (6 September 2023). "Un proche de Bachar al-Assad en visite à Paris pour préparer les JO 2024 ?". TF1 INFO (in French). Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  10. ^ Schaer, Cathrin (7 July 2024). "Could a Syrian war criminal be attending Paris Olympics? – DW – 07/07/2024". dw.com. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  11. ^ "My son's torturer will be representing Syria at the Paris Olympics". EUobserver. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Syrian pressures prevent Omar al-Aroub from attending Paris Olympics". Enab Baladi. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.