Woroud sawalha biography template

  • Palestine's Woroud Sawalha knows she can't keep up with the world's best runners at the Olympics and she finished 21 seconds behind the winner of her heat.
  • Palestine doesn't have a long Olympic history, but here's Woroud Sawalha, not their first woman and not their last.
  • Woroud Sawalha will be one of four athletes competing under the Palestinian flag at the London Olympics, and the only woman.

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    Palestine sends its sports team to Olympics


    Woroud Sawalha of the Palestinian Olympic team in her 800m heat, London 2012. Photo by Reuters

    Palestinian Olympic team given warm welcome at London city hall

    Five Palestinian athletes are in London for the 2012 Games

    By Mostapha Zarou, Al Arabiya
    July 27, 2012

    The Palestinian Olympic team received a warm welcome at the city hall, the London mayor office. About 60 people greeted the five Palestinian athletes who made it to London for the 2012 Games.

    Only one of them reached the qualifying standards. Abu Rmeileh, a 28 years old Judoka, made history as the first ever to qualify for the world biggest sporting event. Abu Rmeileh will be carrying the hope of his people and the Palestinian flag at the opening ceremony.

    “I am proud to fly high the Palestinian flag during the ceremony, this is an affirmation that we Palestinians exist and hope our state will be one day as other sovereign states around the world.”

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    Woroud Sawalha Knows she wont win a medal at the London Olympics, she is likely to get beyond the first round of 800 meters.

    However for 20 years old and her three team mates, for them just competing for under the Palestinian flag is an honor and pride.

    Woroud Sawalha appearance itself is controversial. Though U.N does not recognize a Palestine as a state, but they have been allowed to compete under a Palestinian flag by the international Olympic committee and soccer's ruling body FIFA since 1996 and 1998 respectively.

    She says: It means a lot for me that I’m a female and representing my country. I will represent my hometown Asira ash-Shamaliya My country and my university.

    The appearance itself is controversial: the U.N. does not recognize a Palestinian state but athletes have been allowed to compete under a Palestinian flag by the International Olympic Committee and soccer's ruling body FIFA since 1996 and 1998 respectively.

    "It means a lot for me t