ALJNEIBI Sara

United Arab Emirates

Athletics

Date of Birth: 6 Nov 1992

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Sport Class: F33

Place of birth: ABU DHABI

Birth Country:

United Arab Emirates

Place of residence : ABU DHABI

Residence Country:

United Arab Emirates

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Shot Put - F33	7

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Seated Shot Put	Women's Shot Put - F33 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
3	Shot Put - F33	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	5.09
World Championships
4	Shot Put - F33	2017	London, GBR	4.92
9	Shot Put - F33	2019	Dubai, UAE	5.33
Asian Para Games
3	Shot Put - F33	2018	Jakarta, INA	5.28

Nickname:

Saaiy (Twitter profile, 17 Mar 2017)

Hobbies:

Reading. (Athlete, 07 Nov 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Health Studies - Al Jazirah Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Languages spoken:

Arabic, English

Club name:

Abu Dhabi Club for People of Determination [United Arab Emirates]

Coach:

Naela Khamis, TUN, from 2019

Other sports:

She has competed in table tennis at national level. (Sharjah TV YouTube channel, 15 Aug 2019)

Debut:

2011 for United Arab Emirates (Athlete, 07 Nov 2019)

Start:

She took up Para athletics in 2011 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Athlete, 07 Nov 2019)

Reason:

She originally took up table tennis before her school friend encouraged her to try Para athletics. "My passion for the sport began in school. A friend of mine told me that there was a club where I could start practising and that's how I became an athlete." (UAE Paralympic Committee Facebook page, 05 May 2021; Athlete, 07 Nov 2019)

Ambition:

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (UAE Paralympic Committee Facebook page, 05 May 2021; zahratalkhaleej.ae, 23 May 2018)

Memorable:

Winning bronze in the F33 shot put at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (alkhaleej.ae, 08 Oct 2020; Athlete, 07 Nov 2019)

Hero:

Emirati Para powerlifter Mohammed Khamis Khalaf, Emirati footballer Ismail Matar. (alkhaleej.ae, 08 Oct 2020)

Influence:

Her parents and friends. (UAE Paralympic Committee Facebook page, 05 May 2021; Athlete, 07 Nov 2019)

Philosophy:

"I chose this sport to prove to everyone that people with impairments are strong and can achieve great things." (sport360.com, 17 Sep 2016)

"Determination defies the impossible, but also know that reaching the top requires sweat and effort." (alkhaleej.ae, 08 Oct 2020)

General Interest

Classification
F33 (IPC, 02 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (Athlete, 07 Nov 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 07 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
Her impairment is the result of experiencing a lack of oxygen at birth. (Athlete, 07 Nov 2019)

General
AMBITIONS
After retiring from the sport she hopes to find an administrative position that is related to Para athletics. "I want this because I am aware of the needs of Para athletics in the UAE. I also want to prove to everyone that people with impairments can achieve everything." (zahratalkhaleej.ae, 23 May 2018)

Milestones

She became the first female Emirati athlete to win a medal at the Paralympic Games when she won bronze in the women's F33 shot put at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (sport360.com, 17 Sep 2016; SportsDeskOnline, 15 Nov 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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