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Stories, Lebanese Young Talents
Impact in the field

Where LYT shows up.

From the courts of Bourj Hammoud to the schools of the south, here's what's happening across our programs right now.

UNOPS · Bourj Hammoud

Community committees in motion

UNOPS · Jisr el Wati

Building peace through sport

Sahtak Bi Idak

National sport & wellbeing campaign

We'am Project 2025

Girls leading in Chiyah

Emergency Relief 2024

20+ communities reached

Beirut Marathon

Running to fund education

Surmeal & Salata

Nutrition for young athletes

Coming soon

More stories from the field

Youth achievements

The young athletes carrying Lebanon's name forward.

Selected results from LYT-supported athletes, national championships, personal bests, and national records. Real names. Real numbers.

U12 · 2012-born

Long Jump · High Jump

Cedric Aoun

1st Long Jump (PB 4.11m) · 3rd High Jump (PB 1.20m)

Sprint · Cross country

Ziad Al Chami

1st 50m & 120m · 2 national records in cross country (PB 50m 7.35s, 120m 16.63s, 600m 2:02)

High Jump

Celia Abou Younes

1st High Jump (PB 1.15m)

U14 · 2009–2010

Shot put (3kg)

Fabiano Jarjoura

1st Shot Put (PB 11.73m)

Long Jump · Sprint

Sirene Aoun

1st Long Jump & 120m (PB Long Jump 4.58m, 120m 16.27s)

High Jump · Hurdles

Lynn El Hout

1st High Jump · national record Hurdles (PB HJ 1.40m, hurdles 8.68s)

Shot put · Discus

Lynn Kanso

1st Shot Put · 3rd Discus (PB 9.44m)

Triple Jump

Ava Naoum

1st Triple Jump (PB 9.27m)

U16 · 2009

Sprint

Chriss Abou Jaoude

1st 80m & 150m (PB 80m 9.85s, 150m 18.33s)

Sprint

Gloria Kamar

1st 80m & 150m (PB 80m 10.59s, 150m 19.65s)

Long & Triple Jump

Gregory Chebli

1st Triple Jump · 2nd Long Jump (PB LJ 5.25m, TJ 11.19m)

Hurdles

Malek El Hout

1st 80m Hurdles (PB 12.98s)

High Jump

Mark Medawar

1st High Jump (PB 1.61m)

Javelin · Triple Jump

Serena Howayek

2nd Javelin · 3rd Triple Jump (PB javelin 18.96m, TJ 8.43m)

U18 · 2006–2007

100m sprint

Ahmad Haidar

1st 100m (PB 11.75s)

High Jump · Triple Jump

Yorgo El Gharib

2nd High Jump · 3rd Triple Jump (PB HJ 1.66m, TJ 11.11m)

Javelin throw

Maygen Naasan

1st Javelin Throw (PB 24.51m)

Shot put · Javelin

Lyn Abi Mosleh

2nd Shot Put & Javelin (PB SP 9.67m, javelin 21.34m)

Long Jump · 400m

Simon El Hajj

2nd Long Jump · 3rd 400m (PB LJ 5.65m, 400m 56.0s)

U20 · 2005 and up

Long & Triple Jump · West Asia podium

Romy Wakim

2nd Long Jump & Triple Jump nationally · 3rd Long Jump West Asia (PB LJ 6.65m, TJ 9.35m)

A snapshot of athletes who came through LYT-affiliated training and competitions. Full athlete tracking is updated each season, contact us for the latest cohort.

In their words

What LYT made possible.

"Through LYT, I found coaches who pushed me, equipment I couldn't afford, and a community that believed in me before I believed in myself."

, LYT program participant · Mt. Lebanon

"After the war, our school had nothing. LYT showed up with mattresses, with blankets, and then a few weeks later, with coaches."

, School director · Saadiyet

"For girls in our area, sport wasn't an option. We'am gave us a real program, and the chance to lead it ourselves."

, We'am participant · Chiyah

"My son walked into a training session shy. Six months later he was running a tournament with kids from across Bourj Hammoud."

, Parent · Bourj Hammoud
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