Palestine at the Olympics

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Palestine at the Olympics is a history which includes 5 games in 5 countries and 10+ athletes.[1] Since 1996, Palestine (PLE) has contributed to the growth of the "Olympic Movement".[2]

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Palestine has been at the Summer Olympics since 1996.[3] Since 1986 Palestine is part of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).[4][5] Palestine has not won any Olympic medals.

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  1. ↑ SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), "Palestine"; retrieved 2012-7-27.
  2. ↑ Olympics.org, "Factsheet: The Olympic Movement"; retrieved 2012-7-27.
  3. ↑ "Athlete who carries Palestinians' first Olympic hopes to Atlanta". The Independent. Jauly 11, 1996. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/athlete-who-carries-palestinians-first-olympic-hopes-to-atlanta-1328190.html. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  4. ↑ Randy Harvey (September 30, 1986). "Israel Denounces Admission of PLO to Asian Olympic Panel". Los Angeles Times. http://google.com/search?q=cache:uunUGtV73swJ:articles.latimes.com/1986-09-30/news/mn-10276_1_international-olympic-committee+%22palestine+olympic+committee%22&cd=15&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca. (Israel is a member of the European Olympic Committee.)
  5. ↑ "Palestine Olympic Committee". ioc. http://www.olympic.org/palestine. Retrieved 2011-08-12.

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