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Sanda Aldass

Sanda Aldass

Syrian judoka


Sanda Aldass (born 26 June 1990) is a judoka from Syria who competed at the 2020 Olympic Games as part of the IOC Refugee Team.

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Biography

Aldass fled Damascus in her homeland, Syria, in 2015, having previously been a member of Syria’s national judo team.[2][3]

After arriving in the Netherlands, she spent six months in a refugee camp without her family. She has credited her desire to keep fit and training for judo helped her with the mental health difficulties that came from her circumstances.[4][5]

She was eventually reunited with her son and her husband, Fadi Darwish, who is also her judo coach, and the family settled in Almere, Netherlands.[6] They had two more children, and her husband's training credentials were successfully recognised in the Netherlands.[2][3]

In 2019, Aldass joined the International Judo Federation Support Program, through which she took part in the Grand Slam events.[6][2] Aldass competed at the 2020 Olympic Games in the Women's 57 kg and the Mixed team events. In the individual event she faced Marica Perisic from Serbia.[6][7]

Personal life

Married to Fadi Darwish, she is a mother of three.[8][3] She is the cousin of fellow judoka Muna Dahouk.[9]


References

  1. "Sanda Aldass". Judo Inside. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. Pavitt, Michael (11 June 2020). "Judoka Aldass aiming to compete at Tokyo 2020 as part of refugee team". Inside the Games. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  3. Rainbird, Daniel (26 July 2021). "Refugee's inspiring journey culminates with Olympic spot in judo". ca.sports. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  4. "The separated refugees brought back together by judo". BBC News. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

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