Damascus-SANA
With the participation of Syria, the thirty-second Olympic Games will open in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, the day after tomorrow, and will continue until the eighth of next month.
And raising the Syrian flag, along with the flags of the participating countries, within the main street of the Olympic village, without conducting the usual ceremonies due to the precautionary measures imposed by the spread of the Corona epidemic.
The first batch of the Syrian delegation, which includes table tennis player Hend Zaza, her coach Yamen al-Dandal, the mission doctor Dr. Safouh al-Sibai, and the journalist Safwan al-Hindi, arrived in Tokyo.
Tens of thousands of participants are subject to strict restrictions due to health risks, as a daily Corona test is performed.
Syria will participate in the tournament with six athletes, namely the player Hind Zaza, who will open the participation in table tennis next Saturday, and the swimmer Ayman Kalzieh in the 200m butterfly race, and he will start his competitions on the 26th of this month, and the triathlon player Muhammad Maso, who will start his competitions on the same day, and Majd Al-Din Ghazal, who will participate in the competition The high jump on the 30th of this month and the jockey Ahmed Hamsho in the show jumping competition on the 3rd of next month, before weightlifter Maan Assaad concludes the Syrian participation in weightlifting over 109 kg on the fourth of next month.
Hana Sokoor
