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 Sanda Aldass and Muna Dahouk 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
edit- ^ "Ahmad Alikaj". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
- ^ "Judo - ALIKAJ Ahmad". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
External links
edit- Ahmad Alikaj at the European Judo Union
- Ahmad Alikaj at the International Judo Federation
- Ahmad Alikaj at JudoInside.com
- Ahmad Alikaj at Olympics.com
- Ahmad Alikaj at Olympedia
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