People hold banners during a demonstration led by the leader of Italy's far-right League party Matteo Salvini outside the Turkish Consulate, against Turkey's decision to make Istanbul's Hagia Sophia museum a mosque, in Milan, Italy, July 13, 2020. The banners read "Stop Islamic fanaticism". REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

Leader of Italy's far-right League party Matteo Salvini poses for a selfie as he leads a demonstration outside the Turkish Consulate, against Turkey's decision to make Istanbul's Hagia Sophia museum a mosque, in Milan, Italy, July 13, 2020. The banner reads "Stop Islamic fanaticism". REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

Leader of Italy's far-right League party Matteo Salvini leads a demonstration outside the Turkish Consulate, against Turkey's decision to make Istanbul's Hagia Sophia museum a mosque, in Milan, Italy, July 13, 2020. The banner reads: "Take your hands off Hagia Sophia". REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

Leader of Italy's far-right League party Matteo Salvini holds a banner reading "Take your hands off Hagia Sophia" as he leads a demonstration outside the Turkish Consulate, against Turkey's decision to make Istanbul's Hagia Sophia museum a mosque, in Milan, Italy, July 13, 2020. REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

Leader of Italy's far-right League party Matteo Salvini holds a banner reading "Take your hands off Hagia Sophia" as he leads a demonstration outside the Turkish Consulate, against Turkey's decision to make Istanbul's Hagia Sophia museum a mosque, in Milan, Italy, July 13, 2020. REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

Leader of Italy's far-right League party Matteo Salvini talks to the media as he leads a demonstration outside the Turkish Consulate, against Turkey's decision to make Istanbul's Hagia Sophia museum a mosque, in Milan, Italy, July 13, 2020. The banner reads "Take your hands off Santa Sofia". REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

Anti-HS2 campaigner Penny McGregor stands near an Anti-HS2 banner in a protest camp surrounded by trees set to be felled to make way for Britain's HS2 high-speed railway project in ancient woodland in South Cubbington Wood near Leamington Spa, Britain, March 2, 2020. Picture taken March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

The Kramar's Villa, the official residence of the Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, illuminated in the colors of the national flag of the Czech Republic, is seen in Prague as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Czech Republic, April 2, 2020. "The banner reads: We can make it" REUTERS/David W Cerny

The Kramar's Villa, the official residence of the Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, illuminated in the colors of the national flag of the Czech Republic, is seen in Prague as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Czech Republic, April 2, 2020. The banner reads: "We can make it" REUTERS/David W Cerny

People confined in their homes applaud from their balconies in support of healthcare workers, outside Fundacion Jimenez Diaz hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Madrid, Spain, March 30, 2020. Banner reads "Your dedication makes us believe". REUTERS/Sergio Perez

Barbara De Virgilio works on a protective face mask with the phrase 'andra tutto bene' that means 'everything will be ok', sewn onto it, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Molfetta, southern Italy, March 25, 2020. The banner reads, "United we will make it". REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

Advisory of COVID-19 banners are seen as migrants, who are seeking asylum in the U.S., make line for food at an encampment of more than 2,000 migrants, as local authorities prepare to respond to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Matamoros, Mexico March 22, 2020. Picture taken March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

Residents wearing face masks buy food at a grocery stall that is set up outside a residential compound following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country, in Beijing, China February 21, 2020. The banner reads, "Protection against epidemic, make purchases orderly, wear face masks, keep a distance". REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

Sep 13, 2019; Charlottesville, VA, USA; Virginia Cavaliers head coach Tony Bennett holds a ticket from the 2019 national championship game and a ticket from the CavaliersÕ history making first round loss to UMBC in the 2018 NCAA tournament while speaking during a ceremony unveiling the championship banner at John Paul Jones Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

South Korean people chant slogans during an anti-Japan rally near the Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, August 3, 2019. The banners read "Condemn Abe regime. Make an official apology to victims of wartime forced labor." REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

South Korean people chant slogans during an anti-Japan rally near the Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, August 3, 2019. The banners read "Condemn Abe regime. Make an official apology to victims of wartime forced labor." REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korean people stand next to a statue symbolizing former South Korean "comfort woman" during an anti-Japan rally near the Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, August 3, 2019. The banners read "Condemn Abe regime. Make an official apology to victims of wartime forced labor". REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korean people attend an anti-Japan rally near the Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, August 3, 2019. The banner reads "Condemn Abe regime. Make an official apology to victims of wartime forced labor." REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korean people chant slogans during an anti-Japan rally near the Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, August 3, 2019. The banners read "Condemn Abe regime. Make an official apology to victims of wartime forced labor". REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

A Sudanese man waves a national flag and makes victory sign in front of a banner as tens of thousands of people march on the streets demanding the ruling military hand over to civilians, in the largest demonstrations since a deadly security service raid on a protest camp three weeks ago, in Khartoum, Sudan, June 30, 2019. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Leader of Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) Christian Lindner attends the party convention in Berlin, Germany April 26, 2019. The banner behind him reads "Hate makes a country small". REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

People make human towers during a rally of Catalan separatist organizations to demonstrate against the trial of Catalan leaders and call for self-determination rights in Barcelona, Spain, February 16, 2019. Banner reads "Freedom political prisioners". REUTERS/Juan Medina

Activists of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists hold a banner with portraits depicting Metropolitan Onufry, Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, and Metropolitan Pavlo, Abbot of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra monastery, as they demand to exchange Ukrainians jailed in Russia to priests of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate during a rally near the presidential administration headquarters in Kiev, Ukraine November 24, 2018. Inscription on the banner reads: "Let's make an exchange of FSB agents for patriots". REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Activists of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists hold a banner with portraits depicting Metropolitan Onufry, Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, and Metropolitan Pavlo, Abbot of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra monastery, as they demand to exchange Ukrainians jailed in Russia to priests of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate during a rally near the presidential administration headquarters in Kiev, Ukraine November 24, 2018. Inscription on the banner reads: "Let's make an exchange of FSB agents for patriots". REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

An activist of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists holds a banner with portraits depicting Metropolitan Onufry, Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, and Metropolitan Pavlo, Abbot of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra monastery, as they demand to exchange Ukrainians jailed in Russia to priests of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate during a rally near the presidential administration headquarters in Kiev, Ukraine November 24, 2018. Inscription on the banner reads: "Let's make an exchange of FSB agents for patriots". REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Men wearing QAnon movement shirts, stand for the Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States, at the start of U.S. President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again rally at the Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia, U.S., August 21, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

People stand for the Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States, at the start of U.S. President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again rally at the Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia, U.S., August 21, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

People stand for the Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States, at the start of U.S. President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again rally at the Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia, U.S., August 21, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

People stand for the Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States, at the start of U.S. President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again rally at the Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia, U.S., August 21, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

People stand for the Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States, at the start of U.S. President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again rally at the Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia, U.S., August 21, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

People stand for the Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States, at the start of U.S. President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again rally at the Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia, U.S., August 21, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

People stand for the Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States, at the start of U.S. President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again rally at the Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia, U.S., August 21, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

People gather at a workshop to make a banner that translates to "My clothes my choice" in preparation for a protest against the Danish face veil ban, that will include the Islamic dress the niqab and be enforced on August 1, 2018 in Copenhagen, Denmark, July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

People gather at a workshop to make a banner that translates to "My Clothes my choice" in preparation for a protest against the Danish face veil ban, that will include the Islamic dress the niqab and be enforced on August 1, 2018 in Copenhagen, Denmark July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Activists from non-violent action group Rezistenza Malta make their way to the Ministry of Finance to hang a banner calling on Finance Minister Edward Scicluna to resign after the European Banking Authority found "general and systematic shortcomings" in Malta's application of EU anti-money laundering rules, in Valletta, Malta July 20, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Workers are making pedestrian walkways in front of a banner of the18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia July 13, 2018. REUTERS/Beawiharta

Workers are making pedestrian walkways in front of a banner of the18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia July 13, 2018. REUTERS/Beawiharta

An advertising board featuring Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak is seen outside the entrance of the National Palace, a day after general election, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 10, 2018. The banner reads, "With Barisan Nasional, make my country great". REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin

Masked and hooded protesters walk behind a banner with the message, "Macron makes us very angry", during the traditional May Day labour union march in Paris, France, May 1, 2018. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

Demonstrators walks behind a banner as part of traditional May Day labour day march in Nantes, France, May 1, 2017. Banner reads, "Finish with social backstepping that makes the fertile ground for the far-right". REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Demonstrators walks behind a banner as part of traditional May Day labour day march in Nantes, France, May 1, 2017. Banner reads, "Finish with social backstepping that makes the fertile ground for the far-right". REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

People make their way on Galata bridge next to a banner depicting Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, with the New Mosque in the background, in Istanbul, Turkey, April 13, 2017. The banner reads "Our decision is Yes". REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Demonstrators hold a banner that reads "make history vote no to CETA" in the plenary room of the European Parliament at the start of a voting session on the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada, in Strasbourg, France, February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

Football Soccer - AS Roma v Fiorentina - Italian Serie A - Olympic stadium, Rome, Italy - 07/02/17 - An AS Roma's supporter holds a banner reading "lets make this stadium". REUTERS/Max Rossi

Football Soccer - AS Roma v Fiorentina - Italian Serie A - Olympic stadium, Rome, Italy - 07/02/17 - AS Roma's supporters hold a banner reading "lets make this stadium". REUTERS/Max Rossi

A demonstrator holds a banner that reads "Making America Hate Again", during a march against U.S. President Donald Trump and his temporary ban on refugees and nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States, in London, Britain, February 4, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall

Richemont staff and UNIA union members demonstrate against the 211 jobs cuts, announced by the luxury group in their different factories, in front of watchmaker Vacheron Constantin factory in Plan-les-Ouates near Geneva, Switzerland, December 6, 2016. The banners read: "Richemont: our lives are worth more than your profits" and "Mass layoffs in the watch making industry: 13 millions for the CEO and half a salary for the staff". REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Richemont staff and UNIA union members demonstrate against the 211 jobs cuts, announced by the luxury group, in their different factories, in front of watchmaker Vacheron Constantin factory in Plan-les-Ouates near Geneva, Switzerland, December 6, 2016. The banner reads: "Mass layoffs in the watch making industry: 13 millions for the CEO and half a salary for the staff". REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Newly-elected lawmaker Baggio Leung wears a banner "Hong Kong is not China" while taking oath at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, China October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

Re-elected lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung throws a torn placard while taking oath at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, China October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Re-elected lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung tears a protest placard while taking oath at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, China October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

Re-elected lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung throws a torn placard while taking oath at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, China October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

Newly elected lawmaker Baggio Leung wears a banner "Hong Kong is not China" while taking oath at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, China October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

Newly elected lawmaker Yau Wai-ching displays a banner before taking oath at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, China October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Newly elected lawmaker Yau Wai-ching displays a banner before taking oath at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, China October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

A worker makes adjustments to a giant poster of Basque premier Inigo Urkullu outside the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) headquarters, after the party won regional elections, in Bilbao, Spain September 26, 2016. The banner reads, in basque, "Thank You!". REUTERS/Vincent West

A protester holds a banner during a demonstration against German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Prague, Czech Republic, August 25, 2016. The sign (L) reads, "Welcome Angela, Together We Can Make It". REUTERS/David W Cerny

Syria's Olympic Committee is sending seven athletes to compete in Rio this month, in athletics, swimming, judo, table tennis and weightlifting. That the committee is run out of Damascus by the government of President Bashar al-Assad has effectively ruled out anyone who lives in rebel-held areas, including the Bustan al-Qasr district of Aleppo where 19-year-old Ahmad al-Sawas makes a living selling and repairing electronic equipment in his father's shop. In another reminder of the impact of the war on sport, two athletes originally from Syria will also compete in Rio under the banner of the first-ever Olympic refugee team. One of the seven competing under the national flag who did train abroad is 50m freestyle swimmer Baean Jouma: the first Syrian to qualify by meeting the Olympic qualifying standard - rather than via the wild card system - since heptathlete Ghada Shouaa, who won Syria's only gold medal in 1996. SEARCH "SYRIANS OLYMPICS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Matching text: OLYMPICS-RIO/SYRIA

People make their way next to a banner reading the names of civilians and policemen who were killed while resisting the coup attempt, on Taksim square in Istanbul, Turkey, July 20, 2016. The slogan reads "Sovereignty belongs to the nation" REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis