Palestinian refugee from Syria Fidaa Suleiman earned the gold medal in Austria’s 2019 Kickboxing Championship, in the second such medal won at the competition. A few days earlier, Palestinian refugee from Syria Hamza AlKurdi, aged 24, received a gold medal.
The team, led by Palestinian coach from Syria Muhammad Suleiman, earned 11 medals in the contest.
Fidaa is one among thousands of other Palestinian refugees who fled war-ragged Syria to European countries as they rummaged around for safer shelters and promising careers.