With handmade bows, Palestinians aim to enter archery competition at 2024 Olympics

STORY: With handmade bows, Palestinians aim to enter archery competition at 2024 Olympics DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of practicing archery sport 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED AL-ZAHHAR, Archery maker 3. various of Ahmed al-Zahhar making bows at his workshop 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): WASIM NAIEF, Archery maker STORYLINE: Armed with the bows that they have handmade themselves, Ahmed al-Zahhar and Wasim Naief, two Gaza-based young Palestinians, aspire to enter the archery competition at the 2024 Olympic Games. They have overcome many difficulties. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED AL-ZAHHAR, Archery maker "The reason why we made bows is that there is no place in the Gaza Strip that sells bows and it's difficult to import them due to the Israeli ban. So, my colleague and I resorted to making these brackets years ago." After six months of hard work, the two young men finally succeeded in making their first bow. Since then, they have be

MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARCHERY-BOWS

MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARCHERY-BOWS

(221029) -- GAZA, Oct. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Ahmed al-Zahhar (R) and Wasim Naief, practice archery in Gaza City, Oct. 17, 2022. Armed with the bows that they have handmade themselves, Ahmed al-Zahhar and Wasim Naief, two Gaza-based young Palestinians, aspire to enter the archery competition at the 2024 Olympic Games. TO GO WITH "Feature: With handmade bows, Palestinian men aim to qualify for archery competition at 2024 Olympics" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARCHERY-BOWS

MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARCHERY-BOWS

(221029) -- GAZA, Oct. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Ahmed al-Zahhar (L) and Wasim Naief, practice archery in Gaza City, Oct. 17, 2022. Armed with the bows that they have handmade themselves, Ahmed al-Zahhar and Wasim Naief, two Gaza-based young Palestinians, aspire to enter the archery competition at the 2024 Olympic Games. TO GO WITH "Feature: With handmade bows, Palestinian men aim to qualify for archery competition at 2024 Olympics" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARCHERY-BOWS

MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARCHERY-BOWS

(221029) -- GAZA, Oct. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Wasim Naief practices archery in Gaza City, Oct. 17, 2022. Armed with the bows that they have handmade themselves, Ahmed al-Zahhar and Wasim Naief, two Gaza-based young Palestinians, aspire to enter the archery competition at the 2024 Olympic Games. TO GO WITH "Feature: With handmade bows, Palestinian men aim to qualify for archery competition at 2024 Olympics" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARCHERY-BOWS

MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARCHERY-BOWS

(221029) -- GAZA, Oct. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Ahmed al-Zahhar practices archery in Gaza City, Oct. 17, 2022. Armed with the bows that they have handmade themselves, Ahmed al-Zahhar and Wasim Naief, two Gaza-based young Palestinians, aspire to enter the archery competition at the 2024 Olympic Games. TO GO WITH "Feature: With handmade bows, Palestinian men aim to qualify for archery competition at 2024 Olympics" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARCHERY-BOWS

MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARCHERY-BOWS

(221029) -- GAZA, Oct. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Ahmed al-Zahhar makes archery bows and arrows inside his house in Gaza City, Oct. 17, 2022. Armed with the bows that they have handmade themselves, Ahmed al-Zahhar and Wasim Naief, two Gaza-based young Palestinians, aspire to enter the archery competition at the 2024 Olympic Games. TO GO WITH "Feature: With handmade bows, Palestinian men aim to qualify for archery competition at 2024 Olympics" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)