10 Muslim female athletes who have influenced history
This article is about Muslim female athletes who have gained sporting success and notoriety via their involvement in sports and their sportsmanlike behaviour, leaving their names in history.
The top ten Muslim female athletes in history are listed below.
1. Laila Ali is the most influential Muslim female athlete.
Laila Ali, a native of the United States and a prodigious boxer like her father Muhammad Ali, is first on our list. She developed a successful boxing career and became a boxing athlete like her father. In her career, Laila had won three world championship championships.
They revealed that she went the entirety of her career unblemished, a remarkable feat in the annals of female boxing. The now-retired Laila Ali switched from being a boxing champion to being a businesswoman. The former champion boxer now runs a business selling cosmetics and beauty items.
2. Hassiba Boulmerka, second of the most influential Muslim female athletes
Hassiba Boulmerka, a sporting legend from Algeria, is the second Muslim woman to win an Olympic gold medal. In 1992, Hassiba participated in the 1500-meter race and won, giving her nation its first Olympic gold medal.
3. Roqaya Al Gassra
is a resident of Bahrain. At the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, she earned a gold medal in the 200-meter sprint as well as a bronze in the 100-meter dash. She has medals from both the Arabian and Asian indoor championships. She created Olympic history by being the first competitor to run while donning a hijab in 2004. She is an inspiration and was eventually chosen to represent Bahrain as the Olympic torch bearer in 2008.
4. Rania El Wani
Egyptian swimmer Rania El Wani took part in three Olympic competitions as well as several African events. She won four medals in the African competition games in 1999, the 1991 championships, and both. Wani had also won medals at the Arab Games in 1997 and the Mediterranean Games in 1999.
5. Kiran Khan
Another role model for Muslim women athletes is Kiran Khan, who is from Pakistan. She is a swimming record holder who competed for her nation in both the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the Asian Commonwealth Games.
6. Shiekha Maitha Bint ranks sixth among the most influential Muslim female athletes. Maktoum Mohammed Bin Rashid
Shiekha Maktoum is a martial arts competitor and medal winner. She participated in Taekwondo at the Olympics in 2008 and won silver during the Asian Games in Doha in 2006. She set a world record by being the first athlete from the Gulf to fly the UAE flag at the Olympics in 2008.
7. Nawal El Moutakawel
The fact that Moroccan Nawal El Moutakawel was the first Muslim female athlete to win an Olympic gold medal is well-known. Nawal makes history by clearing the 400-meter hurdle in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She is also the first Muslim woman to be elected to the International Olympic Committee. In 2010, they presented her with the Laureus Achievement Award.
8. Shiekha Latifa Bint Ahmed
An equestrian with a long list of medals from regional competitions is Sheikha Maktoum. Sheikha was recently praised for winning the silver medal at the Asian Games in 2010.
9. Rubab Raza
Rubab Raza has been added to our list of outstanding athletes. When she participated in the Athens Games in 2004, she was just 13 years old, making her Pakistan's youngest Olympian. She entered the 50-meter freestyle competition, cementing her place in history.
10. Ghada Shouaa
Syrian Ghada Shouaa gained notoriety for her outstanding performance at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She competed and took first place in the heptathlon. At the Asian and World Games, Ghada also garnered a number of medals.