Yusra Mardini is a teenage girl who was born in Syria, a war-torn country in the Middle East. She left Syria in 2015 to get away from the constant fighting and became a refugee. During her journey to reach safety in a new country, the engine on the boat she was travelling in broke down and Yusra, her sister and two others jumped out of the boat and swam to get help. Her heroic actions saved twenty people’s lives.
Yusra now lives in Germany. In 2016 she was named as part of the Refugee Olympic Team and she swam for this team in the last summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is now training for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
On My blog, I need to retell the story of this amazing young woman from Syria.
Here is my writing.
Yusra Mardini is a refugee, an Olympic athlete and a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. During Her flight from Syria, she made the dangerous sea crossing between Turkey and Greece. At one point swimming for her life when the motor of the boat failed. Now she is visiting refugee in refugee Sicily.
Hey David,
ReplyDeleteMikey here again. :)
You've shared some interesting information about Yusra Mardini. Isn't her story amazing? She's done so well to achieve what she has. Were you able to find out exactly what happened when the boat engine failed?
Have a great day! I hope to hear from you soon. :)
Bye for now,
Mikey