Omar Yaser Abdel Qader Ismail Hantoli ( ar, عمر ياسر عبد القادر إسماعيل حنتولي; born 3 November 2005), known as simply Omar Yaser Ismail or Omar Hantoli, is a Palestinian taekwondo practitioner. He qualified for the

2024 Paris Olympics ) , nations = TBA , athletes = 10,500 ''(quota limit)'' , events = 329 in 32 sports (48 disciplines) , opening = 26 July 2024 , closing = 11 August 2024 , opened_by = , stadium = Stade de France Jardins du Trocadéro and River Seine , summe ...

in the −58 kg division.

Early life

Yaser Ismail was born in the United Arab Emirates to Palestinians from the

West Bank The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...

town of

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, who had settled in

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in 2003, and was raised in his birth country. He started taekwondo between the ages of 9 and 10, training in Sharjah, and was competing in international competitions by the time he was 12 years old.

Career

Yaser Ismail won a bronze medal at the Cadet World Championships in

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, Uzbekistan, in August 2019. He competed at the

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, Turkey. He won a bronze at the

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, Bulgaria, in August 2022. He competed at the Senior World Championships in

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and

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, and in the

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, China. In March 2024, competing at the

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, China, in the −58 kg category, Yaser Ismail won the Olympic qualification and competed in the category at the

2024 Olympics ) , nations = TBA , athletes = 10,500 ''(quota limit)'' , events = 329 in 32 sports (48 disciplines) , opening = 26 July 2024 , closing = 11 August 2024 , opened_by = , stadium = Stade de France Jardins du Trocadéro and River Seine , summe ...

for

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, becoming not only the first Palestinian taekwondo athlete to earn a qualification place at the Olympic Games, but the first in any combat sport. At the event, he was eliminated in the round of 16, ultimately ranking 11th. Yaser Ismail served as national flagbearer at the closing ceremony alongside swimmer Valerie Tarazi.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yaser Ismail, Omar 2005 births Living people Palestinian male taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Palestine People from Sharjah Sportspeople from Dubai Taekwondo practitioners at the 2022 Asian Games Taekwondo practitioners at the 2024 Summer Olympics