 Noor Hussain Al-Malki in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 October 1994 (age 30) |
| Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 43 kg (95 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 100 m – 12.61 (2012) [2] |
Noor Hussain Al-Malki (born 21 October 1994) is an Arab sprinter, and a member of the Qatari Olympic Team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [3] By competing in London she became one of the first female athletes to represent the country at the Olympic Games. [4]
Malki was born the youngest of six brothers and five sisters. [5] She began training as an athlete in 2008, under the guidance of Tunisian coach and former international middle-distance runner Naima Ben Amara. Although at first she lacked consistency in her training, she soon built a strong relationship with her coach, and became the fastest female Qatari athlete, winning the Qatar Association of Athletics Federation’s (QAAF) ‘Best Female Athlete’ in 2010-11. [4] Malki considers fellow Qatari Femi Ogunode to be her sporting idol, and hopes to "become an idol" for other Qatari girls in the future. [5]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Malki suffered a pulled hamstring steps out of the starting blocks. Her race ended in sudden pain on the track, eventually taken off in a wheelchair. [6]
