Mohamad Maso (Arabic: محمد ماسو; born 23 July 1993) is a Syrian triathlete.
[3] During the opening ceremony, he was reunited with his brother, Alaa, who represented the IOC Refugee Olympic Team.
Having fled their native country in 2015 during the war in Syria, both brothers finally settled in Germany.
Due to the war in Syria, Mohamad and his younger brother Alaa, a competition swimmer, were forced to leave their home town of Aleppo in northern Syria in 2015, and finally arrived in Germany.
A picture showing the brothers hugging at the opening ceremony was widely shared on social media.