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Wejdan Al Malki

Wejdan Majed Al Malki 

Wejdan Majed Al Malki is a true trailblazer in Qatar’s equestrian world. She made history as the first Qatari woman to compete in the 2006 Asian Games as a show jumper. Today, she continues her journey that is now dedicated to dressage, aiming to qualify for both the Asian Games and the Olympics.

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Reem Ghanem Al Sharshani

Reem Ghanem Al Sharshani

In 2021 the Qatari shooting team participated in ISSF World Cup that was held in New Delhi, India. The competitions were challenging, but the national team was able to win the bronze medal in skeet thanks to the duo, Reem Ghanem Al Sharshani, and Rashed Saleh. In this interview, we talk to Reem Ghanem Al Sharshani. She tells us about her love for sports and her journey as a shooter.

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Afaf Abdi Alqorane

Afaf Abdi Alqorane, the brave woman who resisted the limits imposed on her by society. She became the first woman in Qatar to practice Olympic boxing professionally, thus paving the way for more women in Qatar who would like boxing to pursue this field.

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Maha Abdulridha Falamarzi

we talk to Maha Abdulridha Falamarzi, a table tennis player for the Qatar national team, an electrical engineer, and the owner of multiple businesses. While she started her journey in sports as merely a hobby, she continues in it as a professional player participating in international tournaments.

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Kaltham Al-Mutawa

Kaltham Al Mutawa

There are some non-mainstream sports that Qatari women have not explored yet. In addition to that, many of the current team sports suffer from a low number of players. One of these sports is taekwondo. In this interview, we will highlight Kaltham Mubarak Al Mutawa’s journey to being Qatar’s taekwondo champion.

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Amal Saleh

Amal Mohammed Saleh

In this interview, we tell the story of Amal Mohamed, a courageous young woman who entered a field that no other Qatari woman had entered before by becoming the first Qatari woman to get certified by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to become a referee. With her achievements, she hopes to open the door for more Qatari women to explore the field of basketball and become a part of it.

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