Palestinian Olympians Valerie Tarazi and Yazan al Bawwab advocate for Gaza amid Israeli offensive
Palestinian-American athlete Valerie Tarazi has arrived in Paris on a mission: To “speak up for the people who can’t” and raise hopes in Gaza as she prepares to represent them at the Olympics.
Palestinian-American athlete Valerie Tarazi has arrived in Paris on a mission: To “speak up for the people who can’t” and raise hopes in Gaza as she prepares to represent them at the Olympics.
Making the Games “has been a dream of mine forever,” the swimmer, who will compete in the 200 meters individual medley, told NBC News in a video call, shortly after landing in the French capital last week.
Tarazi, who is planning to start a Ph.D. having just completed her master's degree in supply chain management at Alabama’s Auburn University, said she had envisioned herself at the Olympics ever since she was a child watching the Beijing Games in 2008.
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