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Meet Lebanese paralympic athlete Elissa Harik

07-06-2023 | 03:08

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Meet Lebanese paralympic athlete Elissa Harik

Meet Lebanon's Elissa Harik, she's representing her country at the 2023 Special Olympics in Berlin this month.

The 29-year-old has Dandy-Walker Syndrome, a rare congenital defect that affects the brain.

She started swimming at a young age and has since received numerous accolades, including a gold medal at the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi.

(Elissa Harik, Athlete)

"If I am to talk about how excited I am, I may not finish, because I am excited about where I was and what I became. At one year old, I used to play in the water and now, I am standing in the first place carrying a medal."

Harik is training three times a week ahead of the games.

The Special Olympics will take place from June 17 to 25.

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