Emirati female athletes are becoming role models for sports enthusiasts across the region for breaking new ground.
Maryam Al Farsi is one such name. Following in the footsteps of her peers who have excelled in equestrian, motor racing, martial arts, cycling, and shooting, Al Farsi has set the bar high by becoming the first Emirati sprinter to compete in the Olympics.
Al Farsi created history for the UAE at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, lining up against some of the world's elite 100-metre sprinters aged just 16.
“It was a mix of a million feelings altogether, but I think the most important feeling was that I was just so proud to represent my country and to represent Arab women,” Al Farsi told The National at the RunYAS 2026 – a new public healt
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