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'''Lubna Al-Omair''' (born April 14, 1987 ) is a fencer. |
'''Lubna Al-Omair''' (born April 14, 1987 ) is a fencer.<ref name="rio2016.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/lubna-alomair|title=ALOMAIR Lubna|publisher=}}</ref> She represented [[Saudi Arabia]] in the [[2016 Olympics]]. |
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She is from [[Khobar]], Saudi Arabia. |
She is from [[Khobar]], Saudi Arabia.<ref name="yahoo.com">{{cite web|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/news/column-saudi-butterfly-crushed-olympic-debut-rio-062557043--spt.html|title=Column: Saudi butterfly crushed in Olympic debut in Rio|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxwilmington.com/story/32582177/saudi-arabia-doubles-female-olympic-athletes-from-2-to-4|title=Saudi Arabia doubles female Olympic athletes from 2 to 4|publisher=}}</ref> She is 1.52 metres tall, and weighs 45 kg.<ref name="rio2016.com"/><ref name="yahoo.com"/> |
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The [[International Olympic Committee]], to promote participation by Saudi Arabian women in sports, identified her after a "technical analysis" and decided to give her an "exceptional" wild card opportunity to fence at the 2016 Olympics in Women’s Individual [[Foil]]. |
The [[International Olympic Committee]], to promote participation by Saudi Arabian women in sports, identified her after a "technical analysis" and decided to give her an "exceptional" wild card opportunity to fence at the 2016 Olympics in Women’s Individual [[Foil]].<ref>http://static.fie.org/uploads/9/48489-lettre%20info%205-16%20ang.pdf</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/news/judo/Judoka-among-four-female-Saudi-athletes-selected-for-Rio-Olympics/articleshow/53305149.cms|title=Judoka among four female Saudi athletes selected for Rio Olympics - Times of India|publisher=}}</ref> She was part of the second contingent of female Olympians who represented Saudi Arabia at the [[Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ca.reuters.com/article/idCAKCN0ZX0WP|title=Saudi Arabia to send four women to Rio - Reuters|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/08/04/saudi-arabia-women-are-changing-game|title=Saudi Arabia: Women Are “Changing the Game”|date=4 August 2016|publisher=}}</ref> She became the first female to fence for Saudi Arabia at an Olympics.<ref name="yahoo.com"/> |
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She lost in the first round by a score of 15-0, to [[Tais Rochel]], a Brazilian fencer ranked number 80 in the world. |
She lost in the first round by a score of 15-0, to [[Tais Rochel]], a Brazilian fencer ranked number 80 in the world.<ref name="yahoo.com"/><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://wdtn.com/2016/08/10/around-the-piste-womens-individual-foil-competition/|title=Around the Piste: Women’s individual foil competition|first=N. B. C.|last=Olympics.com|date=10 August 2016|publisher=}}</ref> The match took 1 minute and 44 seconds.<ref name="yahoo.com"/><ref name="auto"/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 17:56, 14 August 2016
Lubna Al-Omair (born April 14, 1987 ) is a fencer.[1] She represented Saudi Arabia in the 2016 Olympics.
She is from Khobar, Saudi Arabia.[2][3] She is 1.52 metres tall, and weighs 45 kg.[1][2]
The International Olympic Committee, to promote participation by Saudi Arabian women in sports, identified her after a "technical analysis" and decided to give her an "exceptional" wild card opportunity to fence at the 2016 Olympics in Women’s Individual Foil.[4][5] She was part of the second contingent of female Olympians who represented Saudi Arabia at the Olympic Games.[6][7] She became the first female to fence for Saudi Arabia at an Olympics.[2]
She lost in the first round by a score of 15-0, to Tais Rochel, a Brazilian fencer ranked number 80 in the world.[2][8] The match took 1 minute and 44 seconds.[2][8]
References
- ^ a b "ALOMAIR Lubna".
- ^ a b c d e "Column: Saudi butterfly crushed in Olympic debut in Rio".
- ^ "Saudi Arabia doubles female Olympic athletes from 2 to 4".
- ^ http://static.fie.org/uploads/9/48489-lettre%20info%205-16%20ang.pdf
- ^ "Judoka among four female Saudi athletes selected for Rio Olympics - Times of India".
- ^ "Saudi Arabia to send four women to Rio - Reuters".
- ^ "Saudi Arabia: Women Are "Changing the Game"". 4 August 2016.
- ^ a b Olympics.com, N. B. C. (10 August 2016). "Around the Piste: Women's individual foil competition".
Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Saudi Arabian female fencers Category:Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics