This was Palestineโs first ever flag bearer at the Olympics, Majed Abu Maraheel, in Atlanta โ96. Abu Maraheel was killed in Gaza last month. Unable to receive adequate care at Gazaโs destroyed hospitals, he died of kidney failure.
These killings donโt figure in the death toll.
Palestine flag-bearers at the Paris 2024 Olympics ๐ต๐ธ
24-year-old swimmer Valerie Tarazi, whose family is originally from Gaza. Top medalist at the 2023 Arab Games.
20-year-old Waseem Abu Sal from Ramallah, the first Palestinian boxer to ever compete at the Olympics.