PARIS - The presence of Palestinian athletes at the Paris Olympic Games is already a major victory for the team amid the conflict in the Middle East, they said on Saturday (July 20), less than a week before the start of the Olympics. The Palestinian team for the Games starting on Friday consists of six athletes who will be competing...
Palestinian Olympic swimmer hopeful, Yazan Al Bawwab, swims during his practice session in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on June 13, 2024.PARIS - The presence of Palestinian athletes at the Paris Olympic Games is already a major victory for the team amid the conflict in the Middle East, they said on Saturday , less than a week before the start of the Olympics.
"The fact that we're here. The fact that people don't want us to be here, they don't want us to play sports. They don't want us to exist." About 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 were seized and taken as hostages to Gaza in an attack on southern Israel led by the Palestinian militant group Hamas last Oct 7, according to Israeli tallies.
In the run-up to the Paris Olympics, Palestinian athletes had been given support by Arab states, including Kuwait, Qatar, Libya and Egypt, to allow training in those countries.
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