Disabled Syrian veterans are training hard to compete for the championship

Instead of throwing themselves into a moped and despair, some physically disabled Syrian soldiers want to stay strong and aspire to be athletes.

They are now training hard to prepare for the physically disabled championship to be held next month in northwestern Syria, Latakia.

Syrian veterans with reduced mobility receive weight lifting exercises at a training camp in Damascus, Syria, on August 16, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)

A Syrian veteran with reduced mobility is ready to jump into a swimming pool at a training camp in Damascus, Syria, on August 16, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)

Syrian veterans with reduced mobility play table tennis at a training camp in Damascus, Syria, on August 16, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)

Syrian veterans with disabilities play wheelchair basketball at a training camp in Damascus, Syria, August 16, 2021 (Photo: Xinhua)