Wahed – discus throw – lost a leg during the Cast Lead Operation. Omar – 100 meters – lost his sight during the explosion of a landmine a couple of years ago. Abdul – swimming - lost his leg in a car accident. Mohamed – javelin – is a paraplegic from birth.s. Wahed, Omar, Abdul, Mohamed and ten other Palestinian athletes are getting ready for the next Paralympic games to be held in London in 2012. However, they don't know if they'll ever be able to take part. Because they live in the Gaza Strip, one of the world's most tormented territories, under embargo for the past three years and literally isolated from the rest of humanity. Like all those who live in Gaza, even the athletes can't leave. They can hope to get an (impossible) permission from Israel. Or to go illegally through the Egyptian tunnels...
