Lubna Al-Omair Explained

Lubna Al-Omair
Residence:Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Birth Date:14 April 1987
Sport:Fencing
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Lubna Al-Omair (born April 14, 1987) is a Saudi Arabian fencer.[1] She competed in the women's foil event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

She is from Khobar, Saudi Arabia.[3] [4] She is 1.52 metres tall, and weighs 45 kg.[1] [3]

The International Olympic Committee, to promote participation by Saudi Arabian women in sports, identified her after a "technical analysis" and decided to give her an "exceptional" wild card opportunity to fence at the 2016 Olympics in Women’s Individual Foil.[5] [6] She was part of the second contingent of female Olympians who represented Saudi Arabia at the Olympic Games.[7] [8] She became the first female to fence for Saudi Arabia at an Olympics.[3]

She lost in the first round by a score of 15-0, to Tais Rochel, a Brazilian fencer ranked number 80 in the world.[3] [9] The match took 1 minute and 44 seconds.[3] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ALOMAIR Lubna. 14 August 2016. 26 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161126023148/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/lubna-alomair. dead.
  2. Web site: Lubna Al-Omair . 14 August 2016 . Rio 2016 . 26 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161126023148/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/lubna-alomair . dead .
  3. Web site: Column: Saudi butterfly crushed in Olympic debut in Rio.
  4. Web site: Saudi Arabia doubles female Olympic athletes from 2 to 4.
  5. http://static.fie.org/uploads/9/48489-lettre%20info%205-16%20ang.pdf FIE Information Letter, Qualifications for the Olympic Games 2016
  6. Web site: Judoka among four female Saudi athletes selected for Rio Olympics - Times of India.
  7. Web site: Saudi Arabia to send four women to Rio - Reuters.
  8. Web site: Saudi Arabia: Women Are "Changing the Game". 4 August 2016.
  9. Web site: Around the Piste: Women’s individual foil competition. N. B. C.. Olympics.com. 10 August 2016.

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