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Abu-Keshek displays photos of his two-month-old son whom he hasn't yet seen because of Israeli occupation
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BUSAN,
South Korea, October 11 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - Nablus
boxer Munir Abu-keshek is homesick. His wife had a baby boy in a
refugee camp in the occupied West Bank town in August, but he hasn't
seen him yet.
However,
the 27-year-old light heavyweight said Friday, October 11, it had been
worth the wait after winning Palestine its first ever Asian Games
medal, a bronze.
"Winning
this medal will bring hope to my people," Agence France-Presse
(AFP) quoted the Palestinian champ as saying.
"I
am very dedicated and I have been here to do my best for my son and
for the Palestinian people. I think of my son and my people every
day."
Abukeshek
trained in Jericho in the lead-up to the Games to avoid the
possibility of being confined to the curfew-hit northern West bank
city of Nablus.
The
Israeli occupation army reoccupied most of the Palestinian towns,
imposing curfews, killing, terrorizing, and abducting civilians.
"I
was scared that if I went back to Nablus to see my son I couldn't get
out again," he told AFP.
Abu-Keshek
was defeated Friday 17-2 in the semi-final by South Korea's Choi
Ki-Soo.
He
managed to land two punches to Choi's 17 and was given two
eight-second counts, but as it was his first fight in two years, he
wasn't disappointed.
Abu-keshek
had drawn an opening-round bye which sent him straight to the
semi-final.
"I
was hoping for a silver, but my training hasn't been good," he
said, explaining that he trained alone in his home.
"We
live in a terrible situation. For boxers there aren't any clubs.
Everything has been closed. There is no-one to practice with.
"I
don't know what the future holds, but I hope I can continue and train
in another country and be more prepared for the next Asian
Games."
The
Israeli occupation army on Monday, October 7, partially lifted the
curfew it has imposed for months on Nablus which has been the scene of
frequent Israeli army raids.
Palestine
had one other boxer in the Asian Games, middleweight Ismael Faiala who
lives in a refugee camp near Ramallah. He lost to India's Jitender
Kumar on points Saturday, October 5.
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