• Syrian Abu Mohamed of Kafr Batna, Eastern Ghouta lost his leg when a landmine exploded near him. All photos: Reuters
    Syrian Abu Mohamed of Kafr Batna, Eastern Ghouta lost his leg when a landmine exploded near him. All photos: Reuters
  • It happened when he was riding his bike after returning home from four years in Damascus during the civil war
    It happened when he was riding his bike after returning home from four years in Damascus during the civil war
  • 'I did not know what happened, when I looked around I saw dead people, some lost their legs, some lost their hands'
    'I did not know what happened, when I looked around I saw dead people, some lost their legs, some lost their hands'
  • The UN says an estimated one in two Syrians are living in areas where explosions are a danger
    The UN says an estimated one in two Syrians are living in areas where explosions are a danger
  • Between 2019 and April 2022, 12,350 explosion incidents happened in Syria, approximately five per day
    Between 2019 and April 2022, 12,350 explosion incidents happened in Syria, approximately five per day
  • In Eastern Ghouta last year, engineers found 300 anti-tank mines, 1,500 explosive devices and 1,400 rockets and shells
    In Eastern Ghouta last year, engineers found 300 anti-tank mines, 1,500 explosive devices and 1,400 rockets and shells

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Landmines pose threat to people in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta - in pictures

The life of Abu Mohamed was turned upside down after he lost his leg when a mine exploded in Zamalka in 2018

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RESULTS

Catchweight 82kg
Piotr Kuberski (POL) beat Ahmed Saeb (IRQ) by decision.

Women’s bantamweight
Corinne Laframboise (CAN) beat Cornelia Holm (SWE) by unanimous decision.

Welterweight
Omar Hussein (PAL) beat Vitalii Stoian (UKR) by unanimous decision.

Welterweight
Josh Togo (LEB) beat Ali Dyusenov (UZB) by unanimous decision.

Flyweight
Isaac Pimentel (BRA) beat Delfin Nawen (PHI) TKO round-3.

Catchweight 80kg​​​​​​​
Seb Eubank (GBR) beat Emad Hanbali (SYR) KO round 1.

Lightweight
Mohammad Yahya (UAE) beat Ramadan Noaman (EGY) TKO round 2.

Lightweight
Alan Omer (GER) beat Reydon Romero (PHI) submission 1.

Welterweight
Juho Valamaa (FIN) beat Ahmed Labban (LEB) by unanimous decision.

Featherweight
Elias Boudegzdame (ALG) beat Austin Arnett (USA) by unanimous decision.

Super heavyweight
Maciej Sosnowski (POL) beat Ibrahim El Sawi (EGY) by submission round 1.

Western Region Asia Cup T20 Qualifier

Sun Feb 23 – Thu Feb 27, Al Amerat, Oman

The two finalists advance to the Asia qualifier in Malaysia in August

 

Group A

Bahrain, Maldives, Oman, Qatar

Group B

UAE, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia

 

UAE group fixtures

Sunday Feb 23, 9.30am, v Iran

Monday Feb 25, 1pm, v Kuwait

Tuesday Feb 26, 9.30am, v Saudi

 

UAE squad

Ahmed Raza, Rohan Mustafa, Alishan Sharafu, Ansh Tandon, Vriitya Aravind, Junaid Siddique, Waheed Ahmed, Karthik Meiyappan, Basil Hameed, Mohammed Usman, Mohammed Ayaz, Zahoor Khan, Chirag Suri, Sultan Ahmed

Contracted list

Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh, Tim Paine, Matt Renshaw, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Billy Stanlake, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye.

Updated: January 25, 2023, 12:01 PM
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