Born in Italy to Moroccan parents but raised in Leeds, Ossama was rather spoilt for choice when it came to choosing who he would represent internationally.
He settled on the country of his birth and has not looked back, breaking the Italian indoor 1500 metres record by running 3:37.29 in Birmingham in February 2022.
Ossama followed that up by winning his outdoor national championships and recording a personal beat of 3:36.04 to secure selection for the 2022 European Championships in Munich.