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Palestinian boxer Abusal wears shirt with theme of Israel’s Gaza attacks at opening of Olympics

Published July 28, 2024
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Palestinian boxer Wasim Abusal wore a shirt themed on Israel’s Gaza attacks at the Paris 2024 Olympics opening parade, Anadolu Agency reports.

Abusal was among the 6,800 athletes who paraded on a 6-kilometer route in 85 boats during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on the Seine River Friday.

The front of the shirt depicts warplanes dropping bombs on children playing soccer on a sunny day, while the back of the shirt features a keffiyeh, an olive branch on one collar and Olympic rings on the other.

Palestinian Boxer Wasim Abusal, who will compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics, gives exclusive interview as they said they came to Paris to wave the flag of their country in Paris, France on July 25, 2024 — Anadolu via Reuters
Palestinian Boxer Wasim Abusal, who will compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics, gives exclusive interview as they said they came to Paris to wave the flag of their country in Paris, France on July 25, 2024 — Anadolu via Reuters

Olympia, Paris 2024, opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics, Wasim Abusal and Valerie Rose Tarazi from the Palestinian Territories team as flag bearers — Reuters
Olympia, Paris 2024, opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics, Wasim Abusal and Valerie Rose Tarazi from the Palestinian Territories team as flag bearers — Reuters

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