Sara Al Senaani Explained

Sara Al Senaani
Country:United Arab Emirates
Sport:Para-athletics
Disability Class:F33
Event:Shot put

Sara Al Senaani[1] is a Paralympic athlete from United Arab Emirates. She is the first female Paralympic athlete to win a medal at the Summer Paralympics for the United Arab Emirates.[2] She represented the country at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the bronze medal in the women's shot put F33 event.[2]

At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, she finished in 9th place in the women's shot put F33 event.[3] [4] She set a new personal best of 5.33m.[3] [5]

Achievements

Representing
2016Summer ParalympicsRio de Janeiro, Brazil3rdShot put5.09 m
2018Asian Para GamesJakarta, Indonesia3rdShot put5.28 m

Notes and References

  1. Sometimes spelled as Sara Alsenaani or Sara al-Senaani.
  2. News: Sara Al Senaani becomes first-ever UAE female Paralympic medallist. 17 September 2016. Sport 360. 7 January 2020.
  3. News: UAE's Al Hammadi wins gold on final day. 16 November 2019. Khaleej Times. 7 January 2020.
  4. Web site: Women's shot put F33. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200823221757/https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/resATDU19/pdf/ATDU19/AT/ATDU19_AT_C73S_ATWS33100.pdf. 23 August 2020. 23 August 2020. 2019 World Para Athletics Championships.
  5. News: Sara Alsenaani Athlete Profile. 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. 7 January 2020.