Palestine at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Palestine at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
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Maher Abu Remeleh (opening) Woroud Sawalha (closing) | |
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Summer Olympics appearances ( overview) | |
Palestine competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Summer Games.
Five Palestinian athletes were selected to the team, competing only in athletics, judo, and swimming. Four of them were granted a wild card entry to participate in these Olympic Games, without having qualified. Judoka
Athletics
Palestine selected 2 athletes by a wildcard.
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Bahaa Al Farra
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400 m | 49.93 | 8 | did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Woroud Sawalha | 800 m | 2:29.16 | 8 | did not advance |
Judo
Palestine qualified 1 judoka.[2]
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Maher Abu Remeleh
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Men's −73 kg | Bye | van Tichelt (BEL )L 0000–0100 |
did not advance |
Swimming
Palestine gained two "Universality places" from the
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Ahmed Gebrel | 400 m freestyle | 4:08.51 | 27 | did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Sabine Hazboun | 50 m freestyle | 28.28 | 51 | did not advance |
Difficulties and controversy
Training difficulties
The six athletes competing for Palestine at the 2012 games faced distinct disadvantages. Most basically, they lacked the proper means by which to prepare.[4] As Hani Halabi, head of the 2012 Palestinian delegation, explains that his athletes have "no facilities, no coach, no moving for the player from town to town – from Jerusalem to Ramallah, from Ramallah to Bethlehem".[5] In fact, the first time all the members of the Palestinian delegation were together was upon arrival at Heathrow airport in London. Despite these hardships, when the head of the Israeli delegation offered joint facilities and staff to the Palestinians, Halabi refused. "We are in occupation," he says. Rather than the Olympics being a place of peace and reconciliation - where people set aside their differences and compete "for the love of the game" - Halibi believed Palestine's participation in the games would "bring the conflict with Israel into sharper relief".[5]
Moment of silence proposal
Ankie Spitzer, wife of 1972
See also
References
- ^ Wertheim, Jon. "Abu Rmeileh becomes first Palestinian to qualify for Olympics". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Judo Qualification" (PDF). IJF. 9 May 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- FINA. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ Barzak, Ibrahim. "Despite hardships, Palestinians train for Olympics". ESPN. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ a b Sales, Ben. "Palestinian Olympic participation brings conflict to the fore". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ Greene, Richard Allen. "Olympics head rejects silence for Israeli victims". CNN. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ a b Abu Toameh, Khaled. "PA thanks IOC for refusing Munich victims memorial". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 7 May 2013.