Gazan bodybuilders struggle to keep up form amid ongoing war

Bodybuilding has long been a popular sport in the Gaza Strip – among men – but before the ongoing war, also a tiny but growing number of women.

While Israeli travel restrictions and other obstacles as a result of its blockade made competing abroad difficult, it remained one of the few accessible sports.

Now, 22 months into Israel’s relentless bombardment of the Palestinian enclave, athletes are struggling to keep up their form.

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