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Palestine’s five athletes end their participation in the Tokyo Olympics without any wins

Palestine’s five athletes end their participation in the Tokyo Olympics without any wins
The Palestinian team to the Tokyo Olympic Games with the head of the Palestine Olympic Committee Jibril Rjoub (center).

TOKYO, Saturday, July 31, 2021 (WAFA) - Palestine ended today its participation in the Olympic Games in Tokyo without any medals after 19-year-old Mohammed Hamada has failed to qualify in the men’s 96 kg weightlifting competition.

Palestine participated with five athletes in the Olympics competing in four sports events -Yazan al-Bawab, participated last Tuesday without success in the 100m freestyle swimming competitions, and Dania Noor finished last in her group in the 50m freestyle swimming competition, judo player Wissam Abu Rmilah participated in the category under 81 kg and lost by knockout, and the runner, Hanna Barakat, who set a national record of 12.16 seconds in the 100m run, 0.05 second short of qualifying, finished fifth in her group, while her previous record was 12.24 seconds.

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