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Mohammed Hamada
Mohammed Khamis Haidar Hamada ( ar, محمد خميس حيدر حمادة; born 14 March 2002) is a Palestinians, Palestinian weightlifter from Gaza Strip, Gaza. He was the first Palestinian to compete in the sport at the Olympic Games, Olympics. Career Hamada participated in the Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification, men's 96-kilogram event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Tokyo Olympics, making him the first-ever weightlifter from Palestine to compete at the Olympics. He finished 13th. Hamada left Gaza several weeks before the Olympics to avoid traveling issues, having secured his place after participating in six international qualifying contests since 2019. His brother Hussam is the Palestinian national weightlifting team coach. He was the List of flag bearers for Palestine at the Olympics, flag bearer of Palestine at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Palestine's Olympic National Team during the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. In 2022, Hamada won gold and bronze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaza City
Gaza (;''The New Oxford Dictionary of English'' (1998), , p. 761 "Gaza Strip /'gɑːzə/ a strip of territory in Palestine, on the SE Mediterranean coast including the town of Gaza...". ar, غَزَّة ', ), also referred to as Gaza City, is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip, with a population of 590,481 (in 2017), making it the largest city in the State of Palestine. Inhabited since at least the 15th century BCE, Gaza has been dominated by several different peoples and empires throughout its history. The Philistines made it a part of their pentapolis after the Ancient Egyptians had ruled it for nearly 350 years. Under the Roman Empire Gaza experienced relative peace and its port flourished. In 635 CE, it became the first city in Palestine to be conquered by the Muslim Rashidun army and quickly developed into a center of Islamic law. However, by the time the Crusaders invaded the country starting in 1099, Gaza was in ruins. In later centuries, Gaza experienced several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
