Fazloula won several silver medals at the Asian Canoeing Championships while competing for Iran.[1] In 2014, he won a silver medal at the 2014 Asian Games.[2]
In 2015, he took a photo in front of Milan Cathedral. When he returned home, he was detained, accused of having converted to Christianity, and threatened with the death penalty. Fazloula chose to flee Iran and made his way through the Balkans to Germany.[2]
Fazloula adjusted to life in Germany with the help of fellow canoeists, including his coach Detlef Hofmann. Due to his prior success while competing for Iran, his official situation was complicated, and his case caused the International Canoe Federation to change their rules to account for athletes who were forced to leave their country.[1]
At the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, he and Kostja Stroinski placed 8th in the men's K-2 500 metres.[3]
In June 2021, he was named to the Refugee Olympic Team.[1] He competed in the men's K-1 1000 metres even at the 2020 Summer Olympics. There he advanced to the quarterfinals and placed fourth in his section with a time of 3:52.614.[4]
Speaking about his position on the Refugee Olympic Team, he said, "It's just sad that we are 120 million refugees around the world because of false polity, because of war, because of religions, skin color," but added that he was proud to represent refugees and show that "we are many athletes, we are many doctors, we are many architects".[5]
Fazloula also competed in the 2024 Summer Olympics, again as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team. He finished fourth in his quarterfinal of the men's K-1 1000 meters event. He announced that it was his last race and he was retiring from competition.[6]
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