Belal Abu Saman
Belal Abu Saman | |
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Native name | بلال أبو سمعان |
Born | Belal Muhammad AbdelHalim Abu Saman 9 June 1992 Gaza City |
💀Died | 18 December 2023 Gaza City, Gaza Strip18 December 2023 (aged 31) | (aged 31)
💼 Occupation | Sportsman |
Belal Abu Saman (Arabic: بلال أبو سمعان; 9 June 1992 – 18 December 2023), also known as Belal Muhammad, was a Palestinian athlete.
Early life and education[edit]
Belal Abu Saman was born and lived in Gaza City. He studied high school at Abu Dhar al-Ghafari Secondary School and obtained a bachelor's degree in physical education from Al-Aqsa University.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
Abu Saman was the coach of the Palestinian athletics team. At the beginning of 2021, he worked as a physical education teacher at the American International School in Gaza.[1]
Abu Saman participated as a candidate for the Palestinian Olympic Academy in the 62nd international session of the International Olympic Academy for Young Ambassadors of the Olympic Games, which opened on the evening of 12 June 2022 in the ancient city of Bennix.[2]
Abu Saman represented Palestine at the 2023 Arab Games in Algeria and the 20th Arab Cross Country Championships in Sharm El Sheikh.[3]
Death[edit]
On 18 December 2023, he and several members of his family were killed during an airstrike by the Israeli Air Force on a house that he had been displaced to in Khan Yunis, south of Gaza City, during the Israeli response to the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.[4][5][6]
References[edit]
- ↑ "مرشحاً عن اللجنة والأكاديمية الأولمبية الفلسطينية المدرب أبو سمعان يشارك في الدورة 62 للأكاديمية الأولمبية الدولية للسفراء الشباب باليونان". Middle East Eye (in العربية). 15 June 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ↑ "المدرب أبو سمعان يشارك في الدورة 62 للأكاديمية الأولمبية الدولية للسفراء الشباب باليونان". spoortsworld (in العربية). 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ↑ "بعثة العاب القوي غزة والضفة إلى شرم الشيخ". alwatanvoice (in العربية). 25 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ↑ "همّ ليساعد جيرانه.. ارتقاء مدرب المنتخب الفلسطيني لألعاب القوى بلال أبو سمعان". alghad (in العربية). 15 June 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ↑ "همّ ليساعد جيرانه.. ارتقاء مدرب المنتخب الفلسطيني لألعاب القوى في القطاع". roya (in العربية). 25 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ↑ "status-twitter". twitter. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
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