Mohamed Salah al-Dalou (Abu Salah; Arabic: محمد صالح الدلو; 22 November 1968 – 15 October 2023) was a Palestinian head of the Palestine Table Tennis Federation (PTTF).[1][2] He had also worked in the Palestinian Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, the Palestinian Football Association, and Mujama al-Islamiya.[3]
Mohamed al-Dalou | |
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محمد صلاح رشيد الدلو | |
Born | Mohamed Salah Rashid al-Dalou 22 November 1968 |
Died | 15 October 2023 | (aged 54)
Other names | Mohamed S. R. Aldalou |
Occupation | Sportsman |
On 15 October 2023, he, his wife and children were killed during an airstrike attack fired by Israeli Air Force on his home located in Tel al-Hawa, southwest of Gaza City, during the Israeli response to the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.[4][5] Many official bodies mourned him, including the International Table Tennis Federation,[6] the Palestinian Supreme Council for Youth and Sports,[7] the Egypt Table Tennis Federation,[8] the Jordan Table Tennis Federation,[9] and others. The Arab Table Tennis Championship, which was scheduled to be held in Beirut at the end of November 2023, was postponed after he was killed.[10][11]
References
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- ^ Khan, Salman (16 October 2023). "Tragic Loss of Palestinian Table Tennis Federation Head Calls for Urgent Peace". BNN Breaking. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "بغارة إسرائيلية.. مقتل رئيس الاتحاد الفلسطيني لكرة الطاولة وأفراد عائلته". Syria TV (in Arabic). 16 October 2023. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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- ^ Sakthimogan, Nathiyaah (16 October 2023). "ITTF Mourns Mohamed S. R. Aldalou". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "استشهاد رئيس الاتحاد الفلسطيني لكرة الطاولة وأفراد عائلته". Winwin (in Arabic). 15 October 2023. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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- ^ al-Musaa, Duaa (15 October 2023). "الزعبي ينعى رئيس الاتحاد الفلسطيني لكرة الطاولة الذي استشهد اليوم وعائلة". Sarab Sport (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ al-Musaa, Duaa (21 October 2023). "تأجيل البطولة العربية لتنس الطاولة بعد استشهاد رئيس الاتحاد الفلسطيني". Sarab Sport (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "استشهاد رئيس الاتحاد الفلسطيني يؤجل بطولة الأندية العربية بكرة الطاولة في لبنان". Al-Ayyam. 25 October 2023. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.