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competed at the

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in Paris, France, from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eighth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its official debut in

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. In the lead-up to the event, concerns were raised about the ability of Palestinian athletes to participate due to the destruction of sporting facilities and the exposure to potential harm amid the Israel–Hamas war. The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel reported that, according to the

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, 69 Palestinian athletes of Olympic sports were killed in Israeli attacks or as a result of the intensification of the Israeli blockade between October 2023 and July 2024, including Nagham Abu Samra, a karateka who was expected to compete in the event, and several members of the national volleyball team, as well as Majed Abu Maraheel, Palestine's first Olympic flagbearer, Hani Al-Masdar, coach of the Palestinian Olympic football team, and Bilal Abu Samaan, coach of the country's athletics team. Gazan weightlifter

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. ...

, who had competed in the

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, lost in the famine and injured his knee while transporting water, thus failing to qualify for the 2024 event. Several members of the Palestinian delegation additionally stressed on the importance they felt Palestinian representation would have in the context of the war, as well as their intention to bring a "message of peace". This included the shirt worn by flagbearer

Wasim Abusal Wasim Abusal ( ar, وسيم أبو سل, Wasīm Abū Sall; born 14 June 2004) is a Palestinian featherweight boxer. He competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Career Abusal started boxing at the age of 12 in his hometown of Ramallah, encouraged b ...

during the opening flag parade, which depicted two children playing under warplanes dropping bombs, accompanied by the Olympic rings, olive branches and the Arabic word for 'freedom' ( ar, حرية, ḥurriyya, label=none).

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. A total of eight athletes competed, the highest number in Palestinian Olympic history.

Athletics

Palestine sent two middle-distance runners to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics. ;Track events

Boxing

For the first time, Palestine entered one boxer into the Olympic tournament.

(men's featherweight) qualified for the games through the allocation of a universality spot.

Judo

Palestine qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games.

Fares Badawi Fares Badawi ( ar, فارس بدوي, ; born 25 July 1996) is a Palestinian judoka who competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Early and personal life Badawi was born in Damascus, Syria, to Ndal and Amera Badawi, children of Palestinian refugee ...

qualified for the games through the allocation of a universality spot.

Shooting

For the first time, Palestinian shooters achieved one quota place for Paris 2024 based on the allocations of universality spots.

Swimming

Palestine sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Taekwondo

For the first time, Palestine qualified one athlete to compete at the games.

Omar Yaser Ismail 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 2 ...

qualified for the games after winning the semifinal rounds in his class at the 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament in Tai'an, China, marking the nations debut in this sport.

References

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