TOKYO, Japan — A swimmer who fled Syria as a teen is among the 29 athletes competing on the Refugee Olympic Team (ROT) in Tokyo this summer. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says 23-year-old ...

When Syrian badminton player Aram Mahmoud fled his home country six years ago, he left everything behind — including his family. "It was a very difficult decision for my family, for my father and ...

The president of the Syrian Olympic Committee says nine athletes from the war-torn country have qualified for the London Olympics and will compete ''despite all pressures, media war and threats to ban ...

LONDON (AP) — The leader of the Syrian Olympic team is choosing his words carefully to describe the ambitions of the country's athletes and the government, whose forces are besieging his home city.

LONDON (AP) — A female hurdler from Syria was kicked out of the London Olympics on Saturday after failing a drug test. The IOC said 400-meter hurdler Ghfran Almouhamad tested positive for the banned ...

The head of the Syrian Olympic Committee, General Mowaffak Joumaa has been denied a visa to attend the London Games, BBC reported. Britain's Home Office, which decides on visa applications, declined ...