WOMEN STORIES
Be inspired by their achievements throughout history...
ELITE ATHLETES
Nadia Nadim
An Afghan-Danish football player who plays as a striker for NWSL club Racing Louisville FC as well as for the Danish national team.
Rahaf Khatib
First Syrian to complete the Abbott World Marathon Majors, 11x marathon and 25x half marathon runner, 2x Sprint triathlete.
Emma Alam
World Memory Champion & 2x Guinness World Record Holder.
Zeina Nassar
A German professional boxer of Lebanese descent. She is the current Berlin Boxer title-holder and in 2018 she won the German Women's Elite Championship.
Ibtihaj Muhammad
An American sabre fencer and known for being the first Muslim American woman to wear a hijab while competing for the United States in the Olympics
Ramla Ali
A British professional boxer and model. She is the first female Somali boxer in history to compete professionally
Zahra Lari
An Emirati figure skater and the first figure skater from the United Arab Emirates to compete internationally. She is a five-time Emirati national champion.
Laila Hasbi
The first Arab woman to dive in the deepest and oldest lake in the world.
Kulsoom Abdullah
Interests in recreational weightlifting.
Ruqaya Al-Ghasra
A Bahraini, one of the first women to represent Bahrain at the Olympic Games, by taking part in the women's 100 metres sprint.