Muslim Olympic Athletes in Rio Olympics 2016
Rio Olympics 2016: Muslim Olympic athletes depicting that faith is not incidental, but central to their excellence in sport.
Mo Farah Prays before Race
On Aug. 13, Somali British long distance runner Mo Farah sought to claim back-to-back gold medals in the 10,000-meter run. In the middle of the race, the favorite locked his legs with another runner and fell on the track. He bounced right back up, strategically wove his way past the pack and claimed gold.
After he crossed the finish line, Farah fell on the track againโthis time to pray. He bowed his head before a stadium of adoring spectators. That performance was just as dramatic as racing past Kenyaโs Paul Kipngetich Tanui to win this third gold medal.
Farahโs prayer can help counter the damaging stereotypes of Muslims held by many around the world. For Farah, and scores of Muslim athletes, faith is not incidental, but central to their excellence in sport. โI normally pray before a race,โ Farah said. โI read duโaa [Islamic prayerย or invocations] think about how hard Iโve worked and just go for it.โ
Muslim Olympic athletes Breaking Gendered Stereotypes
A young woman in a head scarf can often conjure up images of frailty and disempowerment. But Egyptian weightlifter Sara Ahmed defies all stereotypes. She can out-lift most women in the world and has the kind of physical power few possess.
Donning all black with a red headscarf, the colors of her nation, the diminutive Ahmed lifted a combined weight of 255kg (562lbs) to claim the bronze medal in the 69kg weight class. The feat, given her nationality and ethnicity, was unprecedented. Ahmed became an instant icon in her native Egypt, becoming the first female medalist in the nationโs 104-year history in Olympicsโ competition and the first Arab woman to win an Olympic medal in weightlifting.
As she bowed her head to receive her medal, Ahmed represented world-class power, strength and Muslim womanhood, disrupting tropes that have enabled headscarf bans in France and trite oppression narratives in America and elsewhere.
Muslim Olympic athletes U.S. fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad made history, then won in opening round
Merely by stepping onto the strip at Carioca Arena 3, fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad made a bit of Olympic history.
The 30-year-old New Jersey native became the first American athlete to compete at the Games in a hijab, the traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women.
Ibtihaj Muhammad was a star in the Muslim American community long before she stepped onto the global scene. But her story was about far more than being โthe first U.S. Olympian to wear a hijab during competition.โ She championed a cause long-ignored by non-Muslims and Muslims alike: the distinct experience of African American Muslims and the distinct perils often created by intersecting racism and Islamophobia.
In response to Donald Trumpโs proposed ban Muslim immigrants to the U.S., Muhammad responded: โIโm African American. I donโt have another home to go to. My family was born here. I was born here. Iโve grown up in [New] Jersey. All my familyโs from Jersey. Itโs like, well, where do we go?โ
She claimed bronze. But her story, and the ignored narratives her Olympic excellence made possible, is golden.
Above excrept taken from article that first appeared in :Time.com
Muslim girls Conquer taekwondo .
Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin becomes the first Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal.
Dalilah Muhammad won Olympic gold in womenโs 400 hurdles
These Muslim Olympic athelete Won the First Olympic gold for their Country
Shooter Fehaid Al-Deehani made history by becoming the first person to win an Olympic gold medal as an independent athlete.
Faheid al Deehani was unable to represent his native Kuwait at Rio 2016 after its Olympic body was suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).Al-Deehani, 49, beat Italyโs Marco Innocenti 26-24 in the final of the double trap shooting event.
The IOC banned Kuwait in October 2015 citing domestic laws that permit government interference in sports.
A List of Muslim Olympians to watch in Rio Olympics 2016:
MO FARAH
Track & Field
Great Britain
IBTIHAJ Muhammad
Fencing
United States
HABIBA GHRIBI
Track & Field
Tunisia
ELIF JALE YESILIRMAK
Wrestling
Turkey
JESSICA HOUARA-DโHOMMEAUX
Soccer
France
AYESHA AL BALOOSHI
Weightlifting
United Arab Emirates
ABDUL KHALILI
Soccer
Sweden
MAHAMA CHO
Taekwondo
Great Britain
AL-FAROUQ AMINU
Basketball
Nigeria
SARAH ATTAR
Track & Field
Saudi Arabia
MUTAZ ESSA BARSHIM
Track & Field
Qatar
ADRIEN NIYONSHUTI
Cycling
Rwanda
LEILA RAJABI
Track & Field
Iran
Siddikur Rahan
Golf
Bangladesh
Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin
Taekundu
Islamic Republic of Iran
Hedaya Wahba
Taekundu
Egypt
Dalilah Muhammad
Womenโs 400m hurdles
US
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Ustadha Fahmina holds a Sanad in Alimiyyah (6-year Dars-e-Nizami) from two recognized Islamic institutes and a Master's degree in Arabic from Indira Gandhi National University. She teaches Qur'an, Tafsir, Hadith, and Fiqh following the Hanafi school within Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama'ah. She founded Islam Hashtag in 2015 to bring authentic Islamic learning to Muslim families online. She also holds a degree in Optometry and is the founder of Optometryskills.com.
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