In the Media

Ahmed Abukhater: Record-setting athlete               IMEU, Aug 10, 2007

Lifting himself - and his people: University of Texas doctoral student is first Palestinian at world weightlifting championships  Austin American-Statesman - January 16, 2007

World-class weightlifter chases PhD at Texas - Student takes long journey from Gaza Strip to UT-Austin        The Daily Texan – February 15, 2007

Ahmed Abukhater Representing Palestine and Winning in the World Weightlifting Championships            Arab-American Affairs – August, 2007 Glendale, CA, USA

Everyday Excellence       GradNews – March 2008

UTSOA Enews      19 January 2007

Waging Peace: Palestine to Be Represented in the World Wieghtlifitng Championships Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (WRMEA) – November 2006, Washington D.C., U.S.A. 

Palestine to Be Represented in World Weightlifting Championships                        Encyclopedia Britannica, 2006


Lifting himself — and his people  Madison-Rafah Journal, January 16, 2007

Iron History - Palestinian Weightlifting Record    2007

Ahmed Abukhater on Wikipedia    2008

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