I am very optimistic, and I wish that God almighty grants me success to get a qualifying time. Only then can I go to the Olympics. If this happens I will be the first Palestinian athlete to gain a qualifying time. This will be a big achievement.

He finiNader al-Masrid in 39th place 47. He participated in the 5000-metre race at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing China. Nader al-Masri (Arabic: نادر المصري‎; born 1980) is a Palestinian Olympic athlete from Beit Hanoun in the Gaza Strip.

He finiNader al-Masrid in 39th place 47. He was the only person from the Gaza Strip and one of the only four Palestinians who participated in the Olympics in 2008.