Alaa Hikmat Explained

See also: Women's sport in Iraq.

Alaa Hikmat Jassim Al-Qaysi, born September 14, 1985,^[1] is an Iraqi sprinter.

Alaa represented Iraq in the 100 metre sprint at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She finished last of eight in her heat, with a time of 12.70 seconds.^[2] She told reporters:

"I feel I am representing all of the Iraqi people, not just the women. I started training for these Olympics in March, but because of the situation there, I couldn't train as well as I wanted to. If it was possible, I would have trained five to six times a week, but because of the bombs and explosions I often could not."^{[3] [4]}

Alaa lives in Baghdad.

See also

• Dana Hussein Abdul-Razzaq

Notes and References

1. https://www.lequipe.fr/Athletisme/AthletismeFicheAthlete5000000000013379.html "Alaa Jassim"
2. Web site: "Olympics flash by for young Iraqi sprinter" . 2017-06-29 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20040821012331/http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=120757 . August 21, 2004 ., Mail & Guardian, August 20, 2004
3. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17835-2004Aug20.html "The Race of Their Lives"
4. http://www.smh.com.au/olympics/articles/2004/08/20/1092972755333.html "From behind the veil"