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Mohammed Hamada
Mohammed Khamis Haidar Hamada (; born 14 March 2002) is a Palestinians, Palestinian weightlifter from Gaza Strip, Gaza. He was the first Palestinian to compete in the sport at the Olympic Games, Olympics. Career Hamada participated in the Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification, men's 96-kilogram event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Tokyo Olympics, making him the first-ever weightlifter from Palestine to compete at the Olympics. He finished 13th. Hamada left Gaza several weeks before the Olympics to avoid traveling issues, having secured his place after participating in six international qualifying contests since 2019. His brother Hussam is the Palestinian national weightlifting team coach. He was the List of flag bearers for Palestine at the Olympics, flag bearer of Palestine at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Palestine's Olympic National Team during the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. In 2022, Hamada won gold and bronze in the 2022 Junior World Weightlifting Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaza City
Gaza City, also called Gaza, is a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, and the capital of the Gaza Governorate. Located on the Mediterranean coast, southwest of Jerusalem, it was home to Port of Gaza, Palestine's only port. With a population of 590,481 people as of 2017, Gaza City was the most populous city in Palestine until the Gaza war caused most of the population to be displaced. Inhabited since at least the 15th century BC, Gaza City has been dominated by different peoples and empires throughout its history. The Philistines made it a part of their Philistia, pentapolis after the ancient Egyptians had ruled it for nearly 350 years. Under the Roman Empire, Gaza City experienced relative peace and its Port of Gaza, Mediterranean port flourished. In 635 AD, it became the first city in the Palestine (region), Palestine region to be conquered by the Rashidun army and quickly developed into a centre of Fiqh, Islamic law. However, by the time the Crusader states were established in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
