Violet Organization, a nongovernmental organization that provides humanitarian aid in northern Syria, organized on Aug. 7 an Olympics camp at the Yaman camp near the city of Idlib in northwest Syria, with the participation of 120 Syrian children from different displaced camps. The competition included sports and activities such as javelin throw, hurdling, soccer and others.
Ibrahim Sarmini, director of the protection program at Violet Organization, told Al-Monitor, “Today, we stand at the Tent Olympics that Violet Organization is holding, in conjunction with the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (held July 23-Aug. 8). The main objective behind the competition is to encourage our people and children who are living in the camps.”
