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Wael Shueb

Wael Shueb

Syrian-German karateka

Wael Shueb (born 31 October 1987 in Syria) is a Syrian karateka. He lives in Germany where he arrived as a refugee after leaving war-torn Syria in 2015.[1]

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He is one of two male karatekas to be included in the International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s Refugee Olympic Team (EOR) for the 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo, where he competed in the men's kata competition.[2][3][4][5][6] He finished in 6th place in his pool in the elimination round of the men's kata event and he did not advance to the next round.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    Banerjee, Shreya (27 July 2021). "Refugee Olympic Team: a contingent without a country". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
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    "Tokyo 2020 A Dream Come True for Refugee Olympian Wael Shueb". World Karate Federation (WKF).
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    "Karate athletes Wael Shueb and Hamoon Derafshipour included in IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation (WKF).
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    "Wael's dream - Six years ago, Wael Shueb came to Germany as a Syrian refugee. Now he is taking part in the Olympic Games in Tokyo". Deutschland.
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    "IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020". International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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    "Defeating the odds: Meet IOC Refugee Olympic Team hopeful Wael Shueb". International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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    "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.


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