Mahdi Yovari
Personal information
Born (1997-06-09) 9 June 1997
Afghanistan
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Sport
SportSports shooting

Mahdi Yovari (born 9 June 1997) is an Afghan sports shooter. He competed in the men's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, marking the nation's Olympic debut in the sport. Yovari finished 47th in the qualification round.[2][3][4]

Early life and career

Yovari was born in Afghanistan and raised in Iran by his mother. After leaving Afghanistan at the age of 17, he sought asylum in various countries.[5][6] In 2017, he left his family as a teenager and settled in Nyon, Switzerland. From 2019, he was trained by Italian shooter Niccolo Campriani as part of Campriani's Make A Mark project.[7][8][9] Mahdi used Campriani's rifle and tripod. In 2020, he was part of the Olympic Channel's documentary series 'Taking Refuge'.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Beijing 2022 Olympics - News, Schedule & Videos". Eurosport.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org. ISSF. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Shooting - YOVARI Mahdi". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org". issf-sports.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Refugee and Afghan hit their Olympic targets for Italian mentor". PressFrom - AU. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "To Tokyo, via Iran and Switzerland — the inspiring journey of an Afghan refugee to Olympics". Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Abhinav Bindra touch in Afghan shooter's Tokyo dream". Hindustan Times. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Make a Mark refugee athletes selected for Tokyo 2020 | sportanddev.org". sportanddev.org. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  9. ↑ IRWIN, Pirate. "Refugee And Afghan Hit Their Olympic Targets For Italian Mentor". barrons.com. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "To Tokyo, via Iran and Switzerland — the inspiring journey of an Afghan refugee to Olympics". indianarrative.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.


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