Personal information | |
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Full name | Zakiya Nassar |
Nationality | Palestine |
Born | Bethlehem, Palestine | April 2, 1987
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Zakiya Nassar, sometimes spelled "Zakia" ( Arabic: زكية نصار), born April 2, 1987, in Bethlehem, Palestine), [1] is an Olympic swimmer from Palestine. [2]
She represented Palestine at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the lead-up to the Games, her coach, relayed by the media, commented that Nassar faced severe difficulties in training, due to her lack of access to a swimming pool. The Globe and Mail reported that "[t]here is no Olympic-sized pool in the Palestinian territories and no budget to speak of for the Palestinian Olympic swimmers". [1] Nassar told the media that she was receiving no support from the Palestinian authorities, that she was able to swim once a month "at best", and that she feared a disastrous performance in Beijing. [3] [4] The Israeli authorities subsequently granted her authorisation to swim in a pool in Jerusalem. [5]
Nassar won her heat in the 50 metre freestyle event, but her time of 31.97 was not sufficient for her to advance to the next round. [6]
Nassar lives in Bethlehem and, as of 2008, was studying dentistry at the Arab American University in Jenin. [1]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Zakiya Nassar |
Nationality | Palestine |
Born | Bethlehem, Palestine | April 2, 1987
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Zakiya Nassar, sometimes spelled "Zakia" ( Arabic: زكية نصار), born April 2, 1987, in Bethlehem, Palestine), [1] is an Olympic swimmer from Palestine. [2]
She represented Palestine at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the lead-up to the Games, her coach, relayed by the media, commented that Nassar faced severe difficulties in training, due to her lack of access to a swimming pool. The Globe and Mail reported that "[t]here is no Olympic-sized pool in the Palestinian territories and no budget to speak of for the Palestinian Olympic swimmers". [1] Nassar told the media that she was receiving no support from the Palestinian authorities, that she was able to swim once a month "at best", and that she feared a disastrous performance in Beijing. [3] [4] The Israeli authorities subsequently granted her authorisation to swim in a pool in Jerusalem. [5]
Nassar won her heat in the 50 metre freestyle event, but her time of 31.97 was not sufficient for her to advance to the next round. [6]
Nassar lives in Bethlehem and, as of 2008, was studying dentistry at the Arab American University in Jenin. [1]