Alia Issa was born on 4 January 2001 and is one of the six refugees in the Refugee Paralympic Team at the 2020 Summer Paralympics who competed at the delayed Tokyo Paralympics.
10 Facts About Alia Issa
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Alia Issa was the first woman parathlete to represent refugees when she competed in the club throw.
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Alia Issa's father had arrived first in Greece where he worked as a tailor.
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Alia Issa became a regular at the Tyrtaios Sports Club for the disabled.
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Alia Issa is unusual in her status as a female athlete; a scheme in Greece to encourage disabled athletes has attracted fifty men but only a few women like Issa.
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Alia Issa competes in the club throw, an event for athletes who are unable to compete in discus or javelin throws.
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Alia Issa placed fourth in the Women's club throw at the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
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In June 2021, Alia Issa was called up by the International Paralympic Committee to compete with five other athletes within the Refugee Paralympic Team to represent refugees at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.
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Alia Issa became the first woman to compete as a member of the Refugee Paralympic Team.
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Alia Issa was the first woman refugee athlete to compete in the Paralympics.