Aram Mahmoud

Aram Mahmoud (born 15 July 1997) is a Syrian-born Dutch badminton player.

He was selected as one of 29 members of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team (ROT) to compete at 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the first badminton player to participate at the Olympics as part of the ROT. He relocated to the Netherlands from Damascus, Syria in 2015 following unrest in his home country, and has since April 2018 been playing under the Dutch flag. He combines training with studying at the Johan Cruyff Academy and had previously won the Syrian men’s championship in 2013 and 2014, as well as the Arab Youth Championship.

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2019 Latvia International Magnus Johannesen 21–9, 21–19 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament