| Birth Date: | 4 July 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Kunduz, Afghanistan |
| Weight Class: | 81 kg |
| Team: | Refugee Olympic Team (2024) |
| Olympics Rank: | R32 |
| Olympics Year: | 2024 |
| Olympics Weight: | Men's 81 kg |
| Worlds Rank: | R64 |
| Worlds Year: | 2023 |
| Worlds Weight: | Men's 81 kg |
| Regionals Type: | EU |
| Regionals Rank: | R32 |
| Regionals Year: | 2023 |
| Regionals Weight: | Men's 81 kg |
| Regionals Year2: | 2023 |
| Regionals Weight2: | Men's 81 kg |
| Updated: | 30 July 2024 |
Arab Sibghatullah (born 4 July 2001) is an Afghan judoka who competed with the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Arab Sibghatullah was born in Kunduz, Afghanistan, on 4 July 2001. Encouraged by his brother, he started practicing judo at the age of eight in Kunduz, joining their national youth team at the age of nineteen.[1] [2]
In 2021, Sibghatullah was forced to flee the Taliban in Afghanistan. He travelled mainly by foot through thirteen countries including Iran, Turkey, Greece, Bosnia, and Slovenia.[3] He finally arrived in Germany in November 2022, where he was given aslyum.[4] [5] [6]
Upon arriving in Germany, Sibghatullah was placed in a refugee center in Kamen, where he learned of a judo club with a coach who could speak Persian.
Sibghatullah practices judo with the 1. Judo-Club in Mönchengladbach and at a training camp in Cologne. He placed seventh in the Madrid European Open on 10 June 2023.[7]
See also: Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics. On 2 May 2024, Sibghatullah was announced as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team for its participation in the 2024 Summer Olympics,[8] particularly in the Men's 81 kg event.[9] On 30 July, he was eliminated in the round of 32 in a match against Matthias Casse, which he lost with a score of 11–1.[10]