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Yusra Mardini – Debut Swimmer for World’s First Refugee Olympic Team : Rio 2016

Member : Refugee Olympic Athletes Team (ROT). Competed under the Olympic Flag at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Appointed as UNCHR Goodwill Ambassador (27th April 2017).

Yusra Mardini represented Syria : 2012 FINA World Championships (25m) 200 metre individual medley, 200 metre freestyle and 400 metre freestyle events.

Represents : Under Armour sports brand

Book: Autobiography : ‘ Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian – My Story of the Rescue, Hope and Triumph’ by Yusra Mardini

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Mardini, 18, swam a 100 metre butterfly heat on day one of the Olympics.(AFP: Martin Bureau) / pix: abc.net.au

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GERMANY / SYRIA

Oldest Professional Basketball Star Player – Moshsen Khalaf

Abdulmohsen Khalaf Al-Muwallad (aka) Mohsen Al-Muwallad (aka) Mohsen Khalaf was officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the ‘ oldest professional basketball player’.

Mohsen Khalaf was selected to play for the Saudi National Team in 1986 at the age of 20 and retired from the international games in 2005.

He played his first game for Ohod Club, Madinah in 1979. Played his final pro game on May 22nd, 2015 at 51 years, 335 days after spending 36 years with the Madinah based team.

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SAUDI ARABIA

74- Year Old Grandfather Ezzeldin Bahader Becomes Worlds Oldest Footballer : October 2020

74-year old Egyptian Ezzeldin Bahader was honoured by Guinness World Records as the oldest active professional football player in the world.

Ezzeldin played for a local team on October 06th, 2020 against El Ayat Sports Club in the Egyptian third tier league.

The septuagenarian was required to feature in 2 professional matches to clinch the honour.

He surpassed the 73-year old Israeli player Issak Hayik off the top spot.

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EGYPT

Greatest Distance on a Motocross Bike in 24 Hours (1 day) : Ali Abdo Ali : June 2017

Ail Abdo Ali . Adventurer. Long Distance Motor Cycle Rider. Entrepreneur.

Ali Abdo Ali broke the previous world record for the greatest distance on a motocross bike in 24 hours (or 1 day), by an indivdual – by reaching 613.km (381.2 miles) mark.

Certified by Guinness World Records.

First Arab to achieve a world record on a motorcycle.

2nd Record held by him:

-Largest distance travelled in Egypt by motorcycle in 7 days – January 15th, 2016 , He travelled 5,864 km on his motorcycle across Egypt in 7 days.

Founder : Around Egypt on a motorcycle

Ambassador of ‘ No Place like Egypt’

www.aliabdo.net

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EGYPT

Bouchra Karboubi – First Female Referee to Lead Professional Football League Game : Morocco : October 2020

Bouchra Karboubi. Professional Football Referee.

Historical moment for Women’s Football in Morocco. Bouchra Karboubi lead as the Central Referee in a ‘ Botola Pro 1’ a Top-tier Professional League game in Morocco.

-2018 – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) selected Bouchra Karboubi among the ‘Elite A’ or First Class Category Referees

-2016 -Appointed as International Referee

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MOROCCO

Ahmad Abughaush Creates Jordanian History. Wins First Ever Olympic Medal (Gold) for Jordan . First Arab Athlete Olympian to Win Taekwondo : Rio Olympics 2016

Ahmad Abughaush. Taekwondo Athlete.

Jordan’s first-ever athlete to win the country’s first Olympic medal – a Gold medal. Ahmad Abughaush defeated 3-London Olympic 2012 Olympic medallists to win the gold at the Rio Olympics, Rio de Janeiro 2016.

First Taekwando athlete in the Arab world to win Gold in Taekwando.

Awards:

-2019 -World Championships, Manchester – Silver

– 2018 – Asian Games, Jakarta – Bronze

– 2017 -Universiade, Taipei – Bronze // Grand Prix, London – Gold // Grand Prix, Moscow – Bronze // World Championships, Muji – Bronze

– 2016 – Olympics, Rio de Janeiro – Gold

– 2012 – Best Jordanian Athlete Award – by Jordan Olympic Committee – Gold

– 2010 – Taekwondo World Championship for Juniors , Sharm-el-Sheik, Egypt – Gold

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Ahmad Abughaush by Salem Khames the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men’s 68 kg / en.wikipedia.org

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JORDAN / PALESTINE

Fahad Badar – First Arab Male to Double Summit in a Single Expedition : Qatar 2019

Fahad Badar. Business Leader. Adventurer. High Altitude Climber. Mountaineer.

Business Leader : Executive General Manager, Chief – International Banking – Commercial Bank of Qatar-

Some Records:

2019 -Fahad Badar made history by becoming the first Arab male to double summit both Mount Everest and Lhotse in a single expedition.
2020 – Climbed the highest mountain in the Antartic, Mount Vinson at 4,892m, reaching the summit on January 02nd, 2020. The expedition included 2 guides and 9 team members.

Education:

-MBA : Durham University, U.K.

www.fahadbadar.com

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QATAR

Hadi Souan , Athlete – Wins First ever Olympic Medal for Saudi Arabia : September 2000

Hadi Souan (aka) Hadi Soua’an Al-Somaily wins a Silver medal in 400m hurdles and brings Saudi Arabia’s First Olympic Medal Victory – 2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney, Australia.

He has won over 40 medals. Some of them are:

Records:

2005 – Gold Medal – 400 m hurdles -Asian Championship, Incheon, South Korea
2005 – Silver Medal – 400 m hurdles – Islamic Solidarity Games, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
2005- Gold Medal – 4 x 400 m relay – Islamic Solidarity Games, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
2004- Gold Medal – 400m hurdles – Pan Arab Games, Algiers, Algeria
2004- Gold Medal – 4 x 400m relay – Pan Arab Games, Algiers, Algeria
2002 – Gold Medal – 400m hurdles – West Asian Games, Kuwait
2002 – Gold Medal – 400m hurdles – Asian Games, Busan, South Korea
2002 -Gold Medal – 4 x 400m relay – Asian Games, Busan, South Korea
2001 – Copper Medal – 400m hurdles – Goodwill Games, Brisbane, Australia
2000 -Silver Medal – 400m hurdles – Summer Olympics, Sydney, Australia
2000 – Gold Medal – 400m hurdles – Asian Championship, Jakarta, Indonesia
2000- Copper Medal – 4 x 400m relay – Asian Championship, Jakarta, Indonesia
1999- Gold Medal – 400m hurdles – Pan Arab Games, Amman, Jordan

Positions / Honours:

-Board member – Saudi Arabian Athletic Federation (SAAF) / -Board Member – Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee (SAOC) Assembly / -Member, Olympic Council of Asian Athletic Commission / -Member – Saudi Sports Arbitration Centre / – Member -International Relations Committee, Saudi Arabia Olympic Committee (SAOC) etc.

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Hadi Souan has Saudi national pride soaring high after winning the 400m hurdles silver medal at the Sydney Olympics. (Supplied) / arabnews.com

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SAUDI ARABIA

Emirati Club Al-Nasr – First Arab Club to sign Diaa Sabia an Israeli Footballer : September 2020

Dubai’s Al-Nasr Club has signed Diaa Sabia an Israeli-Arab attacking midfielder on as 2-year contract.

Sabia who is of Palestinian origin was born in northern Israel and moved to Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2012.

He played for the Maccabi Netanya Club for 4 years and has 10 caps in the Israeli National Team.

Sabia was subsequently sold to China’s Guangzhou R&F club and now has moved to Dubai’s Al-Nasr Club.

Al-Nasr’s move came 2 weeks after the UAE normalised ties with Israel.

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*Emirati club Al-Nasr signed Israeli midfielder Diaa Sabia from Chinese club Guangzhou R&F. AFP* / pix: firstpost.com

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Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U.A.E) / PALESTINE / ISRAEL

Rahaf Khatib – First Hijabi Runner on the Front Cover of U.S. Fitness Magazine : October 2016

Rahaf Khatib – Marathoner. Stay-at-home mom.

11 x marathon / 2 x half marathon runner / 2 x sprint triathlete.

Prominently featured on the front cover of a fitness, nutrition and lifestyle magazine in the U.S. – ‘ Women’s Running ‘ Magazine – October 2016 issue.

First Syrian to complete the Abbott World Marathon Majors

Co-creator : the Adidas Hijab

Founder: www.runlikeahijabi.com

Instagram @runlikeahijabi / Blog: runlikeahijabi.wordpress.com

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AMERICAN / SYRIAN-AMERICAN/ ARAB AMERICAN