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STORY: LEBANON / SYRIAN REFUGEE RUNNER
TRT: 2:24
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 25 OCTOBER 2018, BEIRUT, LEBANON / 29 OCTOBER 2018, BEIRUT, LEBANON / RECENT
1. Various shots, Ibrahim at the starting line
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ibrahim Kweich, Syrian Refugee Runner:
“I am Ibrahim Ali Kweich from Syria, Der Ezzor Governorate. I am a refugee in Lebanon.’’
3. Tilt down, Ibrahim’s medals
4. UPSOUND (Arabic) Ibrahim Kweich, Syrian Refugee Runner:
“This is at Beirut Marathon 2017 five for two, 42 kilometres. I came in first place.”
5. Rack focus, Ibrahim pointing at picture
6. UPSOUND (Arabic) Ibrahim Kweich, Syrian Refugee Runner:
‘’I won this when I came first in a race in Ghineh [Lebanon] in 2017.’’
7. Close up, picture of Ibrahim at race
8. Close up, Ibrahim showing a trophy he won in 2017
9. Various shots, Ibrahim running during the race
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ibrahim Kweich, Syrian refugee runner:
“I participating as a Syrian refugee to prove that I am not invisible. Being a refugee doesn’t mean that I have to be buried. I want to keep striving for my dream.”
11. Various shots, Ibrahim racing through the rings
12. Various shots, Ibrahim racing through obstacles
13. Various shots, Ibrahim running to finishing line
14. Med shot, Ibrahim resting after finishing the race
15. Close up, Ibrahim resting with his medal after the race
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ibrahim Kweich, Syrian refugee runner:
“I am very happy, thank God. I could have come in first place, but it was a very tough race.”
17. Med shot, Ibrahim talking to a race winner
Syrian refugee Ibrahim started running when he was ten. After fleeing violence from his country, he continued racing in Lebanon at the highest level, and has come third in the 2018 Beirut Marathon.
He was a Syrian national champion in obstacle racings in Syria.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ibrahim Kweich, Syrian Refugee Runner:
“I am Ibrahim Ali Kweich from Syria, Der Ezzor. I am a refugee in Lebanon.’’
UPSOUND (Arabic) Ibrahim Kweich, Syrian Refugee Runner:
“This is at Beirut Marathon 2017 five for two, 42 kilometres. I came in first place.”
UPSOUND (Arabic) Ibrahim Kweich, Syrian Refugee Runner:
‘’I won this when I came first in a race in Ghineh [Lebanon] in 2017.’’
In 2014, Ibrahim was forced to flee to Lebanon with his wife and young daughter Omama after violence broke out in their hometown of Deir Ezzor.
But Ibrahim continued racing in Lebanon at the highest level, and has come third in the 2018 Beirut Marathon.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ibrahim Kweich, Syrian refugee runner:
“I participating as a Syrian refugee to prove that I am not invisible. Being a refugee doesn’t mean that I have to be buried. I want to keep striving for my dream.”
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ibrahim Kweich, Syrian refugee runner:
“I am very happy, thank God. I could have come in first place, but it was a very tough race.”
The 24-year-old runner dreams to one day compete in world championships and help other young runners in Syria fulfill their dreams and excel in the sport.
