-Jamal Abdelmaji achieved a new personal best in the men’s 10,000m race at the Paris 2024 Olympics, finishing in 18th place.
-Abdelmaji represented the Refugee Olympic Team, highlighting the plight of over 100 million forcibly displaced people worldwide.
-He previously competed in the 5,000m at Tokyo 2020, finishing 13th in his heat with a personal best time.
-Abdelmaji aimed for the 5,000m final but instead ran the 10,000m in Paris.
-He ran a gutsy race, falling off the pace halfway through but finishing strong with a lifetime best time of 27:35.92.
-Abdelmaji fled his home in Darfur as a teenager, eventually settling in Israel as a refugee.