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Al Hamad becomes first female Qatar Olympian
Saturday July 28, 2012 06:16:43 PM,
IANS
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London: Two points
away from reaching the women's 10m air rifle final, Bahya Mansour
Al Hamad still made history by becoming the first female Olympian
of Qatar.
The 20-year-old, dressed in headscarf, who carried the flag of
Qatar in the opening ceremony, continued to steal the limelight in
the first Olympics medal awarding event, reports Xinhua.
Al Hamad struck a nine to start her competition and scored 395
points to miss the chance for the final eight spot.
Qatar, along with Saudi Arabia and Brunei, were the only
International Olympic Committee (IOC) countries to have never sent
a female competitor to the Olympics but all have women
participating in London.
Al Hamad, who received a wild card to take part, is not the only
woman competing for Qatar in London. Sprinter Noor Al-Malki and
swimmer Nada Arakji will represent the nation, which failed to
make the cut in the bidding to host the 2020 Olympics but plan to
try again for 2024.
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