Palestine at the 2024 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:PLE
Npcname:Palestinian Paralympic Committee
Games:Summer Paralympics
Year:2024
Flagcaption:Flag of Palestine
Location:Paris, France
Competitors:1
Competitors Men:1
Sports:1
Flagbearer Open:Fadi Aldeeb
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Palestine competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024.[1]

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.[2] The paracyclist Hazem Suleiman, who had his leg amputated after being shot during the 2018–2019 Gaza border protests, did not compete in the event because the outbreak of the war halted his training.[3] Palestine's only Paralympian for the 2024 event was Gazan shot putter Fadi Aldeeb, who was paralyzed after being shot by an Israeli sniper during the Second Intifada of 2001 and lost 17 members of his family, including his brother, in Israeli attacks during the 2024 war.[4] [5]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games, including game-eligible alternates in team sports.[6]

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics1 0 1
Total 1 0 1

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification.

Field events

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. International Paralympic Committee. 2021-12-31.
  2. Web site: Achache . Farid . Palestine's presence at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is in question . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20240106175414/https://euro.eseuro.com/sports/1886309.html . Euro ES Euro . January 5, 2024 . January 6, 2024.
  3. Web site: Ruth. Michaelson. Menna. Farouk. The Gaza paracyclist: I was a footballer before losing my leg. The Guardian. 5 August 2024. 5 August 2024.
  4. Web site: Gaza's Fadi Aldeeb sparks 'inclusion revolution' as lone Palestinian Paralympian. CBC.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Shireen. Ahmed. 30 August 2024. 1 September 2024.
  5. Web site: Zirin. Dave. Fadi Deeb, Gaza's only Paralympian, has a message for the world: 'Nothing can stop us'. The Real News Network. 31 July 2024. 9 August 2024.
  6. Web site: Athletes entry list. Paris 2024 Paralympics. 29 August 2024.