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 | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | SYR |
| NOC | Syrian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 6 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Amre Hamcho & Alisar Youssef |
| Medals |
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| 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
editSyria 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 the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal. The nation has participated in every Olympics since 1980.[1]
Competitors
editThe 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
editSyria 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
editThe entered one rider in the individual jumping event, through the establishments of the final Olympics ranking for Group F (Africa & Middle East).[6]
Jumping
edit| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Time | Rank | |||
| Amre Hamcho | Vagabon Des Forets | Individual | Withdrawn | ||||
Gymnastics
editArtistic
editSyria qualified one gymnast for the Olympics. Lais Najjar earned his spot through the allocation of universality quota, 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
editFor the first time since 2016, Syria qualified one judoka for the Olympics. 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
editSyria sent one swimmer to compete at the 2024 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
editSyria entered one weightlifter for the Olympics. 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
editA campaign launched days before the start of the Olympics led to the withdrawal for the attendance of Omar al-Aroub, the 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 the National Union of Syrian Students (NUSS) between 2011 and 2013. Al-Aroub had been officially welcomed in Paris in 2023 by his role in the Paralympic Committee, 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 at the Olympics.[8][9][10][11][12]
References
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- ^ Acovino, Vincent (30 July 2024). "They left their countries behind. But not their Olympic aspirations". NPR. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "FEI publishes Olympic and Paralympic Rankings for Paris 2024". International Federation for Equestrian Sports. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024 (NATIONS)". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Syrian militia leader close to Assad attends Special Olympics meeting in Paris". The Observers - France 24. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Schaer, Cathrin (7 July 2024). "Could a Syrian war criminal be attending Paris Olympics? – DW – 07/07/2024". dw.com. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "My son's torturer will be representing Syria at the Paris Olympics". EUobserver. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Syrian pressures prevent Omar al-Aroub from attending Paris Olympics". Enab Baladi. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.