– Jamal Abdelmaji produced a personal best performance in the men’s 10,000m race at the Paris 2024 Olympics
– He finished in 18th place, setting a new personal best time of 27:35.92
– Abdelmaji represented the Refugee Olympic Team, showcasing the plight of forcibly displaced people worldwide
– He previously competed in the 5,000m at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in 2021, finishing in 13th place in his heat with a personal best time
– Abdelmaji fled his home in Darfur as a teenager and eventually settled in Israel, where he was granted refugee status.