American-based Sarah Attar is the first Saudi track athlete to compete in the Olympics Runs 800m heat in time of 2:44.95, nearly 45 seconds behind the winner Saudi Olympic Committee only allowed women to take part in June.
They say in the Olympics it's not the winning that counts, but the taking part. And that was certainly the case this morning as Sarah Attar, the first female track athlete to compete for Saudi Arabia in the Olympics, was cheered every step of the way in her 800m heat.
In the end, she completed the two laps of the track nearly 45 seconds behind the winner, but her participation alone represented an historic moment.
Dressed in a long-sleeved green training top, long jogging bottoms and a white hijab, she certainly stood out on the start line in sweltering heat in the Olympic Stadium.
And it was quickly obvious that Attar wasn't going to be able to keep pace with the rest of the field as she fell a long way behind.
But whatever the sport, Olympic crowds love a plucky trier and Attar was given a standing ovation as she crossed the finish line, almost a full lap behind the others.
Her time of two minutes 44.95 seconds was a long way behind that recorded by the winner, Kenya's Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei, who ran two minutes 01.04 seconds.
Pendedahan pon hantar la yg benar2 layak...taknak la mengharapkan miracle je. Smlm tgk diving yg tracey tu memanjang je air kocak besar.. Wondering jugak, takde wakil lain yg boleh perform much better than her ke?
Post time 9-8-2012 11:03 AM
