Notable female athletes who compete in a hijab

From Egyptian weightlifter Sara Ahmed to the Emirati figure skater Zahra Lari, we take a look at other athletes who wear a hijab in competition

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 10: Sara Ahmed of Egypt lifts during the Women's 69kg Group A weightlifting contest on Day 5 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Riocentro - Pavilion 2 on August 10, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Sara Ahmed of Egypt participated in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. She became the first Arab woman to win a Olympic medal in weightlifting when she won a bronze and the first Egyptian woman to win one in any sport. Getty

Evelyn Lau

Jul 24, 2018

American fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad's new book Proud: My Fight for an Unlikely American Dream was released on July 24. She's notable for becoming the first Muslim American woman to wear a hijab and win an Olympic medal when she took home bronze in the fencing competition at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. In the book, she references the challenges she faced as a Muslim athlete. With this in mind, we take a look at some other notable female athletes here and abroad who have competed in a hijab.

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UAE female athletes react to 2018 launch of the Nike Pro Hijab

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Notable female athletes who compete in a hijab - in pictures

From Egyptian weightlifter Sara Ahmed to the Emirati figure skater Zahra Lari, we take a look at other athletes who wear a hijab in competition