Rami Anis
{{Short description|Syrian swimmer (born 1991)}}
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}}Rami Anis (born March 18, 1991){{cite web|title=Rami Anis|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/rami-anis|website=rio2016.com|publisher=International Olympouc Committee|accessdate=23 August 2016|archive-date=25 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825003107/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/rami-anis|url-status=dead}} is a Syrian swimmer, who now resides in Belgium, and representing a small Refugee Olympic Team (ROT) under the Olympic flag, at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2016/03/18/olympic-dream-burns-bright-for-syrian-refugee.html|title=Swimmer Yusra Mardini hopes to compete at Rio Games for refugee squad in hopes of inspiring other Syrians.|last=Fahey|first=Ciaran|date=18 March 2016|newspaper=The Toronto Star|issn=0319-0781|access-date=19 March 2016}} As war took hold of his home town Aleppo, Anis fled to Turkey then, by dinghy to Greece and on to Belgium.{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/news/olympic-refugee-team-rami-anis-s-journey-from-aleppo-to-the-rio-2016-games |title=Olympic refugee team: Rami Anis's journey from Aleppo to the Rio 2016 Games |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801195309/https://www.rio2016.com/en/news/olympic-refugee-team-rami-anis-s-journey-from-aleppo-to-the-rio-2016-games |archivedate=2016-08-01 }}
Biography
As bombings and kidnappings in Aleppo became more frequent in 2011, Anis had to leave the city. His family sent him to stay with his older brother in Istanbul, Turkey. In Istanbul he trained at Galatasaray Sports Club. In search of a chance to prove himself, Anis left Turkey aboard an inflatable dinghy and made his way across to the Greek island of Samos. Eventually he reached Belgium where he was granted asylum in December 2015. Today he trains at the Royal Ghent Swimming Club and is coached by Carine Verbauwen.{{fact|date=December 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160801195309/https://www.rio2016.com/en/news/olympic-refugee-team-rami-anis-s-journey-from-aleppo-to-the-rio-2016-games Article about Anis]
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Category:Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Aleppo
Category:Refugees of the Syrian civil war
Category:Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Syrian expatriates in Belgium
Category:Swimmers at the 2006 Asian Games
Category:Swimmers at the 2010 Asian Games