On Sunday, September 11, the Palestinian Sailing and Rowing Federation organized the first rowing championship on Medina Beach in Gaza. Several categories took part in the tournament, including single, duos, women, men, and athletes with […]
Thousands of activists around the world participated on Saturday in the #BoycottPUMA Global Day of Action. against the sportswear company’s sponsorship of the Israeli Football Association and the resulting complicity in the Israeli apartheid regime […]
A local Gaza athlete, Mahmoud Abu Sbeitan, was the first finisher at the annual Freedom Marathon, in Gaza city. The race was organized and supervised by the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports in cooperation […]
Majdi al-Tatr is a 42-year-old father of five children, from the besieged Gaza Strip. When he was only 12, he was involved in a car accident. Tragically, his brother was killed in the accident, while […]
In the presence of Mr. Takashi Hattori, Deputy Representative of Japan for the State of Palestine, and a number of members of the Palestine Football Association, Itihad Khan Younis – in pink uniforms – won […]
Palestine Save the Children Foundation, along with Palestine Athletics Federation held a special day of sports activities dedicated to Palestinian orphans in the besieged Gaza Strip. The event took place at Gaza’s Yarmouk Stadium. Many […]
Hundreds of millions of people are eagerly awaiting the World Cup to be held in Qatar in November this year. Even though Palestine is not one of the 32 teams participating in this tournament, Palestinian […]
The Palestine Olympic Committee organized its annual National Olympic Week, with the participation of several Palestinian sports federations. The Palestine Chronicle attended the third day of the kermesse at the Shams Club hall in Gaza […]
The under-20 Palestine National team have made it to the semi-finals of the U-20 Arab Cup coming off a late win against Jordan. Palestine’s young champions will meet Saudi Arabia on August 3 in Prince […]
Palestinian Israeli footballer, Munas Dabbur, who has long spoken out against the Israeli military occupation, has quit the national team. Born in Nazareth, the 30-year-old forward who plays for German Bundesliga team Hoffenheim announced his […]
Algerian runner Djamel Sedjati has celebrated his silver medal in the 800 meters at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon by waving the Palestinian flag around the stadium. The 23-year-old finished in a time […]
Though many of us are familiar with Gaza in the context of the Israeli siege and destructive wars, there is another side of the Gaza Strip that is mostly known to its inhabitants. Despite the […]
Palestinian sports movement is unique in the modern age because no other people have experienced catastrophes, displacement, or dispersal as the Palestinians have. During the years before 1948, this movement was marked by its opposition […]
Despite losing the second leg, Nuseirat Services is the new champion of the Palestine Handball Cup. Nuseirat Services Club won the Palestine Handball Cup title, despite losing to Shabab ‘Azun Club 28-24 in the return […]
A fencing match between Egypt and Israel in a qualifying match for the World Championships in Cairo over the weekend sparked outrage online, with activists saying the Egyptian athlete should have boycotted the bout, The […]
The Palestine National Super Competition of handball was held in the Sa’ed Sayel Stadium in Gaza City. The first of two matches brought the Nuseirat Services team, in yellow uniforms, and ‘Azun Club, in green, together […]
A historic fan club of the Italian football team AS Roma, known as Fedayn, asked their team not to play a football match against the English team Tottenham, scheduled on July 30 in Haifa, Israel. […]
More than twenty young surfers descended on Gaza Beach to take part in the first surfing event in Palestine, organized by the Palestinian Sailing and Rowing Federation. The Palestine Chronicle was present at the special […]
On a festive day in Gaza, Palestinians and Algerians jointly celebrated the 60th anniversary of Algerian independence from France. Several events were held to commemorate the occasion, including a friendly match between two women’s teams […]
The Jordanian sports club Wihdat announced that it will not participate in an international handball competition that is scheduled to take place on July 18-28. The reason behind the decision is the club’s refusal to […]
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the international sympathy with Ukraine illustrate the hypocrisy and double standards the West employs to handle this issue as opposed to the silence and superior handling of other issues […]
The Palestine Amputee Football Association squad is currently training, in preparation for the Football League Championship that will take place in Gaza soon. The Palestine Chronicle met with Fouad Ibrahim Abu Ghalioun, president and founder […]
The Shabab Rafah Football Club succeeded in retaining the Gaza Strip Premier League title, winning by a narrow margin (1-0) against Al-Hilal team. The match, held at the Palestine Sports Stadium, was attended by thousands […]
The Palestine National Football Team has, once more, done the seemingly impossible by qualifying for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. By any standards, this is a great achievement, especially as the Palestinians have done it […]
Marking International Father’s Day, on June 19, the Palestine Chronicle spent a day in Gaza with a Palestinian father and his family. International referee and coach Samir Khzeeq was at a local gym, practicing his […]
The Palestinian football community celebrated a major achievement on Monday, following another convincing victory in the Sports Center Stadium in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The 4-0 victory against Philippines was the third win in a row in […]
YMCA-Gaza inaugurated its football stadium in accordance with international standards, approved by the International Football Association FIFA. The special event was attended by a delegation of the pontifical mission in Jerusalem, along with a number […]
The Palestine National Football team are top of group B on ‘Matchday 2’ of the Asian Cup Qualifiers. A win or draw against the Philippines on Monday will see Al-Fidaii punch their ticket to the […]
On May 28, Real Madrid met Liverpool FC in the UEFA Champions League Final. Hundreds of millions of people around the world tuned in to watch the historic event unfold at the Stade de France, […]
I did not know Shireen Abu Akleh personally, and I didn’t know that she was interested in Palestinian sports and its history. However, in November 2021, I received an email from her informing me that she […]
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