Syrian athletes' Olympic dreams

Source: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 17:00 PM
Author: REUTERS/ABDALRHMAN ISMAIL
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As Syrian gymnast Ahmad al-Sawas watched his country fall apart, his Olympic dream collapsed too.

The last national champion before the fighting began, he knew that supporting the anti-government side in the five-year-old civil war would prevent him from being selected for the Rio Games.

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