THE PALESTINIAN SPORTS NETWORK (SHARAF)

The Network

The Palestinian Sports Network (PSN) is a Palestinian sport, athletics and media institution that highlights the activities of Palestinian sports clubs and individual athletes in the diaspora. It works with various Arab, Islamic, and international sports institutions to support Palestinian sport and strengthen its presence in different arenas. The Network aims to support Palestinian sport across a range of athletic disciplines, including soccer (football), boxing, jiu jitsu, basketball, volleyball, futsal, athletics, and other individual and group sports.

Objective

To develop the Palestinian sports movement in the diaspora, particularly in the refugee camps in Lebanon, and to enhance cooperation and joint coordination with the sports movement in occupied Palestine, particularly in the Gaza Strip, in a way that contributes to strengthening the unity of the Palestinian sports movement and advancing its institutions, clubs, and athletes.

Acronym

SHARAF = Palestinian Sports Network

The name reflects the values upon which the network is founded:

• National and human dignity
• Commitment to the Palestinian cause
• Adherence to sporting ethics
• Spirit of mutual support and solidarity.