Weight 70 kg | Height 1.8 m | |
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Born 11 May 1994 (age 22) ( 1994-05-11 ) |
Kariman abuljadayel first saudi woman to compete in olympic 100m
Kariman Abuljadayel (born 11 May 1994) is a Saudi Arabian sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She was the first woman from Saudi Arabia to compete in the event. She was eliminated from the Olympics after finishing seventh in a preliminary heat in 14.61 seconds.
She wore a full black body suit as required by Saudi Arabian culture. She followed Sarah Attar who had also competed for Saudi in 2012. Her country had been threatened with an Olympic ban if they did not include woman athletes. Nevertheless, her achievement was not widely reported in her home country and the one newspaper who mentioned her was criticised.
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