Alia Issa
Alia Issa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 January 2001 |
| Nationality | Refugee |
| Known for | member of the Refugee Paralympic Team at the 2020 Summer Paralympics |
Alia Issa (born 4 January 2001) is one of the six
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Issa was born in Greece in 2001. Her father, Mohament Issa, and her mother, Fatima Najjar, were refugees from Syria. Her father had arrived first in Greece where he worked as a tailor. After four years, he had sufficient funds to pay for Issa's mother and their children to join him in 2000. In the following year, Issa was born. When she was four years old, she became ill with an infection that caused brain damage,[3] resulting in physical and intellectual impairments.[3][4]
As she was the daughter of refugees,she has no right to be a Greek citizen. Therefore, she cannot compete for the country where she was born and was a victim of
When Issa was sixteen, her father died in Norway where he had gone to try to recover from cancer. Issa's elder sister was married and living in Norway. In time, the whole family returned to Greece as they could not stay in Norway. In Greece the family officially became refugees,but her can't compete at the Greece team.[3]
Issa competes in the
In June 2021, Issa was called up by the International Paralympic Committee to compete with five other athletes within the
Issa came eighth in the
References
- ^ "Athletics: ISSA Alia". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Issa and Karimi named Tokyo 2020 flagbearers for Refugee Paralympic Team". Inside the Games. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Father's dream driving first ever woman Para refugee athlete towards Tokyo 2020". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ Goodman, Eric (30 June 2021). "Paralympic Refugee Team, led by world medalist Karimi, aims to spread 'message of hope' in Tokyo". nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Alia, la première femme réfugiée paralympique aux Jeux de Tokyo 2020". ICILome.com (in French). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Khurana, Manpriya (2 July 2021). "Meet the six-member Refugee Paralympic Team of Tokyo 2020; Journey from refugee camps to Olympics". International Business Times. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ a b "IPC announces six athletes to compete for the Refugee Paralympic Team at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games". United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ Azzi, Alex (4 July 2021). "Refugee Paralympic Team will include first ever woman (100 days, 100 ways)". nbcsports.com. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Refugee Paralympic Team: Meet the six athletes who will compete at the Games". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Mayhugh breaks world record twice on Tokyo 2020 Paralympics athletics opener". Inside the Games. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
External links
- Alia Issa at IPC.infostradasports.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 December 2021)