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Sara Ahmed Becomes First Arab Woman To Win Olympic Medal In Weightlifting
- Anna Mae
- Aug 14, 2016
- 1 min read
''Egypt’s Sara Ahmed made Olympic history Wednesday by not only becoming the first Arab woman to win a medal in weightlifting, but also the first Egyptian woman to stand on the podium. The 18-year-old finished third in the women’s 69 kilogram weight class by lifting a combined weight of 255 kilograms, or 562.17 pounds, and she looked awesome doing it.
Ahmed finished behind Kazakhstan’s Zhazira Zhapparkul and gold medal winner Xiang Yanmei of China. She was clearly aware of her position in history when she spoke with Channel News Asia. “I was the first to be on the podium,” she said...''
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