My sporting hero By Fereshta Najib

My sporting hero

is Amna Al Haddad .

She is a Muslim woman

, who was born on the

21st of October 1989.

Amna is currently age 31.

Amna

Where is Amna from ?

Amna is from the UAE

( United Arab Emrites)

She is famous for being

the first hijabi weightlifter.

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She competed in

the 2016 Rio Olympics

in weightlifting. She won

many medals. Amna was the

first Muslim woman to Compete

in The Asian Cross Fit Games.

wearing a hijab.

Amna retired wrestling but is

a public speaker, published

author,mental health advocate

and was featured in a book

called goodnight stories for

rebel girls.

Amna has had a collaboration

with Nike to design hijabs for

Muslim sports women to wear.

" No one can tell me what i can

or can't do ," Amna Al Haddad.

or cant



Who is my sporting hero?