Noor Al-Malki Explained

Birth Place:Doha, Qatar[1]
Height:155 cm
Weight:43 kg
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Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprint
Pb:100 m – 12.61 (2012)[2]
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Noor Hussain Al-Malki (born 21 October 1994) is an Arab sprinter, and a member of the Qatari Olympic Team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] By competing in London she became one of the first female athletes to represent the country at the Olympic Games.[4]

Malki was born the youngest of six brothers and five sisters.[5] She began training as an athlete in 2008, under the guidance of Tunisian coach and former international middle-distance runner Naima Ben Amara. Although at first she lacked consistency in her training, she soon built a strong relationship with her coach, and became the fastest female Qatari athlete, winning the Qatar Association of Athletics Federation’s (QAAF) ‘Best Female Athlete’ in 2010-11. Malki considers fellow Qatari Femi Ogunode to be her sporting idol, and hopes to "become an idol" for other Qatari girls in the future.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Malki suffered a pulled hamstring steps out of the starting blocks. Her race ended in sudden pain on the track, eventually taken off in a wheelchair.[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104343/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/noor-al-malki-1.html Noor Al-Malki
  2. http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/qatar/noor-hussain-al-malki-271558 Noor Al-Malki
  3. Web site: Al-Hamad confirmed as Qatar’s flag-bearer at 2012 Olympic Games . 12 July 2012 . Qatar Olympic Committee . 11 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160818142841/http://www.olympic.qa/en/NewsCenter/Pages/Al-Hamad-confirmed-as-Qatar%E2%80%99s-flag-bearer-at-2012-Olympic-Games.aspx . 18 August 2016 . dead .
  4. Web site: Doha 2020: Noor lights her Olympic dream for Qatar at London 2012 . 12 July 2012 . Georgiotis . Vassilis . Laurel International . 23 Apr 2012 . SportsFeatures.com . She will earn her 15 minutes of fame when becomes Qatar’s first female Olympian . https://web.archive.org/web/20170315050248/http://www.sportsfeatures.com/olympicsnews/story/49455/doha-2020-noor-lights-her-olympic-dream-for-qatar-at-london-2012 . 15 March 2017 . dead .
  5. News: Qatari female teen to break barriers at Olympics . 10 May 2012 . Times of India . 12 July 2012.
  6. Web site: Ready for London . Gulf Times. 28 July 2012.