Olympic Summer Games 2012 / Participants (Palestine)

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Palestine took part inthe 2012 Olympic Games in London . It was the fifth overall participation in the Summer Olympics. The Palestine Olympic Committee nominated five athletes in three sports, including representatives from the West Bank and Jerusalem , the Gaza Strip and a Palestinian refugee livingin Cairo . Due to the movementrestrictions imposed on the Palestinian populationby the Israeli occupying power, the team was only able tomeet for the first timeafter arriving in London at Heathrow Airport .

The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was Judoka Maher Abu Rmilah .

Participants by sport

Judo

Athletes	competition	1 round		rank
		opponent	Result
Men
Maher Abu Rmilah	Class up to 73 kg	Dirk van Tichelt	000: 100	17th

athletics

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Woroud Sawalha	800 m	2: 29.16 min	8th	eliminated				38
Men
Bahaa al-Farra	400 m	49.93 s	8th	eliminated				46

swim

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Sabine Hazboun	50 m freestyle	28.28 s	5	eliminated				51
Men
Ahmed Gebrel	400 m freestyle	4: 08.51 min	3	-		eliminated		27

Web links

• Palestine - Athletes. Official London 2012 website. The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited ( LOCOG ), accessed December 24, 2012 . 
• PALESTINE. Official website of the Olympic Movement. The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ), accessed December 24, 2012 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2012 Olympic Athletes: Palestine. Retrieved July 18, 2012 . 
2. ^ Thayer Hastings: For Palestine-Israel, Olympics not just a game. Alternative Information Center, accessed July 18, 2012 . 
3. ↑ LONDON 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers. (PDF; 156 kB) IOC, accessed on December 24, 2012 (English).