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Syrian world wrestling champion helps refugee youth through sports

“We use sports as a means of getting rid of negative energy…”

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Syrian world wrestling champion helps refugee youth through sports

© Lina Zdruli Amir Awaad was dreaming of gold. The 18-time national Wrestling champion trained all his life to represent his native Syria at the Olympics. His dream turned into fantasy when Amir had to fight outside the arena—this time for his life. A year after the war broke out in Syria, Amir, …