OLYMPIC BARRIERS: ‘FIRST-EVER’ Woman I.O.C. Chief ?

WILL THIS BE THE FIRST-EVER WOMAN (AND MUSLIM) IOC CHIEF? Nawal El Moutawakel was ignored by Morocco when competing in the 1984 Olympics -- until gold made her a national hero. Now she's looking to clear another hurdle or two. Nawal El Moutawakel (Arabic: نوال المتوكل‎) (born on April 15, 1962 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan hurdler, who won the inaugural women's 400 m hurdles event at the 1984 Summer Olympics, thereby becoming the first female Muslim born on the continent of Africa to become … [Read more...]

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