Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian athlete”. Today it says “palestinian para athlete who competes in shot put”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Palestinian track and field athlete”. It now reads “Palestinian track and field athlete Summer Paralympic Games 2004 Athens 2000 Sydney”.
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Husam Azzam is a Palestinian track and field athlete. He was, according to the International Paralympic Committee , "the first Palestinian athlete to compete in Paralympic Games " when he represented Palestine at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney . Azzam won a bronze medal in Sydney in the shot put , with a throw of 6.94 metres. It was the first Paralympic medal for Palestine. He represented Palestine again at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens , and won silver in the shot put event. Competing for the third time at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing , he was Palestine's flagbearer during the Games' Opening Ceremony .1
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Husam Azzam is a Palestinian athlete . He was, according to the International Paralympic Committee , "the first Palestinian athlete to compete in Paralympic Games " when he represented Palestine at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney . Azzam won a bronze medal in Sydney in the shot put , with a throw of 6.94 metres. He represented Palestine again at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens , and won silver in the shot put event. Competing for the third time at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing , he was Palestine's flagbearer during the Games' Opening Ceremony . "ATHENS 2004 News" , International Paralympic Committee, September 24, 2004 Official list of flagbearers on the website of the International Paralympic Committee
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Husam Azzam is a Palestinian track and field athlete. He was, according to the International Paralympic Committee , "the first Palestinian athlete to compete in Paralympic Games " when he represented Palestine at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney . Azzam won a bronze medal in Sydney in the shot put , with a throw of 6.94 metres. It was the first Paralympic medal for Palestine. He represented Palestine again at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens , and won silver in the shot put event. Competing for the third time at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing , he was Palestine's flagbearer during the Games' Opening Ceremony . "ATHENS 2004 News" , International Paralympic Committee, September 24, 2004 Official list of flagbearers on the website of the International Paralympic Committee
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Palestinian track and field athlete Husam Azzam is a Palestinian track and field athlete. He was, according to the International Paralympic Committee , "the first Palestinian athlete to compete in Paralympic Games " when he represented Palestine at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney . Azzam won a bronze medal in Sydney in the shot put , with a throw of 6.94 metres. It was the first Paralympic medal for Palestine. He represented Palestine again at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens , and won silver in the shot put event. Competing for the third time at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing , he was Palestine's flagbearer during the Games' Opening Ceremony .
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Palestinian track and field athlete Husam Azzam ( Arabic : حسام عزام , romanized : Ḥusām ʻAzzām ; born 7 December 1975) is a Palestinian para athlete who competes in shot put .He has represented Palestine at five Paralympic Games, in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016, and 2020.
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palestinian athlete
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palestinian para athlete who competes in shot put
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