Noor Al-Malki

Noor Al-Malki

Noor Hussain Al-Malki in 2012
Personal information
Born 21 October 1994 (1994-10-21) (age 22)
Doha, Qatar[1]
Height 155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight 43 kg (95 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 100 m – 12.61 (2012)[2]

Noor Hussain Al-Malki (born 21 October 1994) is an Arab sprinter, and a member of the Qatari Olympic Team for the London 2012 games.[3] By competing in London she became one of the first ever female athletes to represent the country at an Olympic Games.[4]

Malki was born the youngest of six brothers and five sisters.[5] She began training as an athlete in 2008, under the guidance of Tunisian coach and former international middle-distance runner Naima Ben Amara. Although at first she lacked consistency in her training, she soon built a strong relationship with her coach, and became the fastest female Qatari athlete, winning the Qatar Association of Athletics Federation’s (QAAF) ‘Best Female Athlete’ in 2010-11.[4] Malki considers fellow Qatari Femi Ogunode to be her sporting idol, and hopes to "become an idol" for other Qatari girls in the future.[5]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Malki suffered a pulled hamstring steps out of the starting blocks. Her race ended in sudden pain on the track, eventually taken off in a wheelchair.[6]

References

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  1. ↑ Noor Al-Malki. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ Noor Al-Malki. IAAF
  3. ↑ Qatar Olympic Committee (11 July 2012). "Al-Hamad confirmed as Qatar's flag-bearer at 2012 Olympic Games". Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  4. 1 2 Georgiotis, Vassilis; Laurel International (23 Apr 2012). "Doha 2020: Noor lights her Olympic dream for Qatar at London 2012". SportsFeatures.com. Retrieved 12 July 2012. She will earn her 15 minutes of fame when becomes Qatar’s first female Olympian
  5. 1 2 "Qatari female teen to break barriers at Olympics". Times of India. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Ready for London". Gulf Times. Retrieved 28 July 2012.


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