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Lacking an adequate swimming pool to train in, 22 year old Atrash was forced to work tirelessly under adverse conditions, conducting her practice sessions in a 25 metre pool, (half the size of the Olympic standard pools). Atrash was invited to represent her nation as part of a programme that…
Representing Palestine for the second time, Gebrel was raised in Cairo and first represented his country at the 2012 Olympic Games held in London. Facing the same difficulties as Mary al-Atrash, he prepared for London by training in Barcelona, as the lack of swimming facilities in Palestine was too great.…
As the Olympic torch is raised over Rio this summer, despite the impediments the occupation places on them, the Palestine Olympic Team have braved the odds and made it to Brazil. Competing in four events, with their largest ever Olympic team, the Palestinian team are striving to showcase their country’s…
Some photos from yesterday’s graduation of the first cohort of students with hearing impairments from the Islamic University of Gaza. Read more about Interpal’s involvement in supporting students with specific access needs here.