About Dima Aktaa
Born 1994. Dima Aktaa is a Syrian paralympic athlete.
Dima Aktaa (; born 1994) is a Syrian athlete and fundraiser, who was named one the BBC's 100 Women list in 2022. As of 2022 Aktaa was in training to compete in the 100m at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Biography Aktaa was born in 1994 in Syria. In August 2012 her home in Salqin, near Idlib, was bombed and the subsequent explosion caused a traumatic amputation of her leg. The family left Syria for Lebanon, where they lived for a number of years, before coming to the United Kingdom as refugees in 2017.
During the COVID-19 pandemic she was part of a walking initiative that raised over £70,000 to support vaccination schemes in refugee camps. The pop singer Anne-Marie wrote a song about her life.
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Who is Dima Aktaa?
Syrian parathlete
When was Dima Aktaa born?
Dima Aktaa was born in 1994.
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Dima Aktaa is a paralympic athlete.
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Dima Aktaa is Syrian.
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