First Palestinian Olympic boxer fights hurdles before history


BEITUNIA: Every morning Palestinian boxer Waseem Abu Sal (pic) checks texts from his Cairo-based coach – a Gazan who cannot travel to him in the occupied West Bank – to see his daily Olympics training schedule as he prepares to make history.

The 20-year-old will be the first Palestinian boxer to participate in the Olympics after he bagged a wildcard spot and now dreams of delivering the first-ever medal for the Palestinians when he competes in Paris.

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