Isang female photographer-journalist ng Agence France Press (AFP) at isa ring war-crime survivor ang magbibitbit ng Olympic Flame isang linggo bago simulan ang Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Ang Summer Olympics ay nakatakdang maganap mula July 26, 2024 hanggang August 11, 2024.
Christina Assi, Lebanese, 29, “will carry the Olympic Flame on Sunday, July 21, in Vincennes, France,” ayon sa website ng AFP, “to pay tribute to those who have fallen” habang nasa line of duty.
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CHRISTINA SURVIVES TANK SHELL explosion
Si Christina ay survivor ng giyera sa southern Lebanon.
Tinamaan siya ng tank shell noong October 13, 2023, habang nagko-cover ng sigalot sa pagitan ng Israeli army at armadong grupo.
Bukod kay Christina, may anim siyang kasamahang journalists nang mangyari ang insidente.
Ulat ng AFP, ang missile ay pinasabog ng Israeli tank, at ito ang kumitil sa buhay ng Reuters journalist na si Issam Abdallah.
Tinamaan naman si Christina at ang anim pa niyang kasamahan, kabilang na rito ang American journalist na si Dylan Collins, na makakasama ni Christina sa July 21 sa Vincennes.
Dahil sa insidente, naputulan ng kanang paa si Christina.
Ito ang dahilan kung bakit mahalaga para sa Lebanese journalist na dalhin ang Olympic Flame.
Sabi ni Christina, "Carrying the Olympic Flame is an emotional experience, particularly after surviving a targeted attack while I was on assignment.
"My story is just one among many others in a year that has claimed the lives of over a hundred journalists.”
"By bearing this torch, we honour the sacrifice of those who have fallen and draw attention to the urgent need to protect those who continue to report despite the mental and physical toll.”
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HOW CHRISTINE COPES WITH THE TRAGEDY
Noong April 2024, ni-repost ang video clip ng interview ni Christina mula sa The Beirut Banyan podcast.
Nagsalita siya tungkol sa malagim na insidenteng pinagdaanan niya noong October 13, 2023.
Sabi niya, “As traumatic as it is, you try to process it as much as you can. And I haven’t processed it fully, what happened.
“I’m still trying to do that. But, yeah, definitely you turn your anger and you keep pushing. And you use it for something beneficial.
“There is no point of just giving up on yourself. There’s no choice. You have to push.”
“You have to go through… the only way through is in…”
The only way is to go through what’s happening and to feel the pain, to feel the anger, and to experience everything, to cry. We cry a lot. We have lots of crying sessions.”
“But, yeah, and hope that eventually you will. You will win this battle. You will win this fight and you will be walking again.”