Sarah Attar Makes Olympic History For Saudi Arabia - London 2012 Olympics
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Saudi Arabia's Sarah Attar makes history in the 800m heats by becoming the first woman from her country to compete in an athletics event in Olympic Park at the London 2012 Olympic Games (8 August 2012).
Since 1896, athletics has been on the programme of each edition of the Games of the Olympiad. Its presence on the Games programme has allowed its popularity to increase across the world. This popularity was also strengthened by the creation of the IAAF in 1912. Women's events appeared for the first time at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, while the men's programme was standardised as of the 1932 Games in Los Angeles. Although at the beginning women were authorised to participate in only some events, today their programme is almost identical to that of the men.
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Because of her, everyone forgot the winner of this heat. It's the golden achievement.
How?
Yeah but no movie was made about it like "cool runnings" the Jamaican bobsled team. But everyone was _cool_ with that 🤔
Good for her. The crowd knew that this a "first time". Good sportsmanship everyone.Thanks for liking athletics. Save your ...you know.. yey!!!. In any case, we wish that here were more athletes from this country. Lets promote participation as this helps to build good relationships.
She would have done a lot better without the hijab and full sleave clothing hindering her performance...
@@Areyouserious1 How is that?
@@rarefootball10 Its obvious....The excessive clothing traps heat thus making the body over heat...Also that clothing increases frictional drag
just love how athletics has always been a world apart. Any kind of social bias, difference, injustice, is set apart and we are all humans at the same level
Most middle school girls can beat her. Maybe let women drive before your force them to run at the highest from of athletics
If the Arabs let women do ANYTHING then maybe she could be faster.
Very true ,I am an Arab myself and though my country (Egypt)is waaaaay much more progressive and women participate even in synchronised swimming , we still have a big gap between genders in accepting that .
@@marwaqoura7804 Thank you for your input. My fiancé is Egyptian and he feels the same way. I pray for blessings all around you. 🙏🏽
Its like exploitation in the name of liberalism
@Shi Vi I am Egyptian dear , so I know what I am talking about , we are proud of ALL our ancestors which combined this unique people ,this mix has been forging for 7000 years ,and we were NEVER racisit nor discriminative ,without a single civil war in our too long history , for example the Egyptian Arabic dialect is combined of Arabic vocabulary but the rules are Coptic , so is the unique phonology ,a lot of words and idioms are very ancient that were even transported to the Arabic language , if you live in Egypt for a bit of time you will notice that we never had that "ghetto" thing ,we are all one and live together ,no matter what our religion or skin tone is ..
@Shi Vi Nevertheless , that gap I am talking about between genders was the highlight of the first half of the 20th century all over the world ,because of the WW 's and women's rights movement which Egypt caught up with it in the 20's and after Egypt becoming a republic in 1952 and restoring its Egyptian /Arabic identity when the Ottoman empire ended for ever .
The sad part is dozens of clerics from the Muslim world declared war on her for running in front of men.
No you can't declare war on a person. Maybe they warranted some type of punishment. Muslims are not like yankidoodles who declare war on concepts lol
@@Acubens. Bruh they did the same thing with famous actress Mia Khalifa and it’s well known since she is popular and has talked about it, stop hiding the true muslim colors.
Are you serious?
@@pol1315 some clerics may issue a "Fatwa" - this is a ruling on a point of Islamic law given by a recognized authority. Some clerics disagree upon some decisions made. There is no one governing body that dictates Fatwas nor is there any recognised agency or company that enforces them. They do not declare war on someone lol
@@pol1315 if you knew about Islam and its true colours then maybe what you state would be credible or at the very least have substance.
Thanks for uploading.
Just participation is enough 🙏🙏🙏
Enough for what?
That wasn't participation that was finals she qualifies for maybe.
@@rajeevverma1723 she the first women in the olympics
@@jamilaaziri8063 first women only from saudi.. lol that's a shame.. you guys treat ur women as insects
800 meters in 2:47 is still impressive btw. I am willing to bet 99% of you that are hating on her time cant even run 800 meters in 4mins.
Fax
As someone who runs, I can confirm that. Really impressive. Most people don't appreciate because they don't even try and just watch.
It’s somewhat impressive but not rly for an olympic athlete, but that is completely besides the point. I highly doubt her country ever even let her train, and her even running in it means so much for the women of that country.
@@briangent1527 thats what im thinking. So im just appreciating the fact she went out there and performed
I did like 4:11 once
Initially when I saw this all those years ago I thought 'you go girlfriend!' I ultimately thought that it was a good thing that she was competing.
Now, 6 years later how my tune has changed. This girl isn't Saudi, she was born and raised in the US (in one of the most affluent towns in the US i might add) and doesn't even speak Arabic, she was asked by the IOC to represent Saudi Arabia because otherwise the nation would be banned for not fielding women, as a concession they waved the qualification requirements and just allowed her to compete.
This girl has been given so many opportunities because of her gender and nationality that it's actually offensive! There's nothing celebratory about it; if anything she enabled the Saudi government to perpetuate it's misogyny by allowing them to avoid an embarrassing ban. Furthermore she was once again asked to compete for Saudi Arabia in the Rio Olympics marathon event, without needing to qualify!
When someone on TV or on the net talks about 'white privilege' I laugh and think of Sarah Atter, a girl who was allowed to compete in two Olympic games without qualifying, who's been given sponsorship deals despite her poor form and who made history despite her complete mediocrity.
Why you are correct she does actually have a dual citizenship because her dad was born in Saudi. I also will say it is a start to force them to have women representing them. The Saudi king is not happy I'm sure but that makes it so much better.
BTW Sarah opened the door for Kariman Abuljadayel who was born and lives in Saudi. Kariman Abuljadayel was in the Rio Olympics 100m.
Oh well
Awesome comment
She has arab dna! US is not a race. What she learn is from the US has nothing to do with her arab muscles, dna, blood, and heritage 😉
It's already an honor to be representing your country especially to this types of events like Olympic
It’s an amazing achievement and congratulations to her but how can a nearly 3 minute 800 make the olympics?
Because the country didn't send anyone so they asked her to do it, I repeat she didn't need to make it the Olympics asked her to do it. Saudis are hardcore misogynist
She was invited to run. Typically in olympics along with qualified athletes there is 1 space for host and 1 for invitation.
mano Depends on what country you represent. The Olympics have a base time for qualifying but each country has different times to qualify since they have limited spots on the team. For example, the US is one of the hardest countries to qualify for since there’s a lot of people trying to get on the team and their qualifying time is one of the fastest in the world.
She never qualified: they decided to waive the standard entry requirements to let Saudi women compete.
@@babdulaziz-mk1kd انت معتوه؟
👏👏👏👏👏
That's the spirit!
I was expacting she is running while wearing "BURKHA"
Like Ninja 🥷 turtle 😂 😝
@@rameshprasad1000 shut up not funny
@@Braxxx10 he said correct only!!
Are the Muslim nations any special 🤔
SUN is Blazing & she's covered from head to feet.it's NO wonder she finished last
It’s for her religion
She's covering herself because the Holy book say so.
@@notzak1562 I know that.Just saying that in the BLAZING hot sun,she coud've dropped it for the race.won't you say?
@@klaus254 well!If her holy book says so,then i would expect NOT one woman to EVER win a long distance race with attire like that.
@@languaha that’s totally ignorant lmao. Look at urself dictating how she can dress. ‘Just take it off’ she CANT.
My time was 2.39 but i’m 12 years old
okay
She actually lives and trains in America
Even then she is so slow.
@@Elixir6 yes you are right she lose because she arab
@RG A haha i dont care what women or men wear winning is all
@RG A by the way im asexual
@@babdulaziz-mk1kd ok
The way she is covered from top to bottom in that scorching heat, and the way she is running is literally impressive !!!! If she was allowed to dress up like a normal athlete, she could do it in much better way. But she didn't care much and run as fast as she could !!!
Happy for her but not that much faster. She is incredibly slow. Glad she got to compete though.
@@WJWebershe is very talented depending on where she came from Saudi Arabia sports and more so for a woman ..,. She is a fighter congratulations to her
She's American though. She was born there and lives there - she only competed for Saudi because she has dual nationality through one of her parents
That explains a lot.
All I see is she's taking someones spot for the olympic team that has worked their whole entire life for this but they give it to her for sympathy.
.... But she's comming from Saudi where there aren't exsactly that many panoply who want to compeate...not sure what your getting at
+Jess Ranson stgu
shut up
The thing is she's probably the first woman from Saudi Arabia to compete in the Olympics. And she doesn't take anyone's place, because in S.A. there's no sport for women. She's from US, and that's why she knows what's sport like. But other women in Saudi Arabia don't know.
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too much hate. a lot of those comments made me sick ... :(
This is lame
I ran the 800 in high school and that's still not that bad of a time
um it s kinda bad sorry
Not the best
i wont even bother with the 800.... I'll stick to my 9:00 pace four-mile jogs. Im just not meant to sprint :/
2:45 - it's time of minimal 6 position from 6 possible for womens qualification in Russia. Okay she got it ! Qualificated! Congratulations
I didn't know I was faster than an Olympic jogger. Maybe I should sign up.
Just wrap yourself in a plastic bag and you're ready to go.
never gave up❤️❤️, hope her country is proud
humanity wins religion loses
Humanity is a part of religion
@@WASIMKHAN-wd4dx what?
Humanity exists in your religion?
Biggest joke
@@parthchougule849 The biggest joke is saying the world was at complete peace before Islam.
I love how it just ends with a half second to show everyone else just catching up to her. LMAO
everyone else had already finished the race , she was last
What difference it would make if they took the 114th best athlete of the world but not Sarah Attar? However, by taking Sarah Attar, a new era of women in sports have begun in Saudi Arabia. Centuries of pressure and discouragement perhaps haven't ended yet but weakened. Some people argue about her time. Hey guys, no one will remember in the future the 7th athlete in that competition who had quite close finish to the champion. Even the champion herself will be remembered nothing more than a wikipedia entry after few more tournements. But Sarah Attar will be recognized for centuries
Utku Sarıoğlu Although on the outside it appears like a step forward. The 2 female athletes were branded as "prostitutes" in Saudi Arabia. Also Sarah Attar was born and lives in the US. I dont think its much of a step forward sadly.
+Edward Herbert Some derided her and some supported her, as is with all such things. Do you think there was universal approval when women were permitted to vote in the West?
+Edward Herbert she is a dual citizen n chose to represent saudi....which in itself is a big statement....!!!!
and that is great! Dont get me wrong. I am just pointing out that she wouldnt have had that opportunity if she lived and worked in Saudi.
Edward Herbert Agree but you have to start somewhere.....!!!! Sometimes you have to fight for your home away from home....!!!!
it isn't right, shouldn't someone else from another country be running and taking her place? I mean professional athletes dream of going to the Olympics. Someone else that has trained all their life should've gone. Not a 2:45er
What difference it would make if they took the 114th best athlete of the world but not Sarah Attar? However, by taking Sarah Attar, a new era of women in sports have begun in Saudi Arabia. Centuries of pressure and discouragement perhaps haven't ended yet but weakened. Some people argue about her time. Hey guys, no one will remember in the future the 7th athlete in that competition who had quite close finish to the champion. Even the champion herself will be remembered nothing more than a wikipedia entry after few more tournements. But Sarah Attar will be recognized for centuries.
Well, Sarah trained for her whole 19 years mate, not just the other olympians.
+Marcel Aubry NO. This is the Olympic Games, which welcomes athletes from the entire world. Certain middle-eastern countries denied women athletes...and now they are easing up by sending this girl. Her PRESENCE is what matters, not her time.
She only took Saudi's spot not any other athletes spot. There is room for all who qualify not just a number of people. You just had to throw shade tho.
feel sad for her to wear such clothes in such temp, pure islamic dominance
She can wear what she wants and it shows how committed she is to her religion sometimes its less about the now and the what impact she could have on the future, think about all the Muslim girls she has inspired
@@j1santana671 do a better researcher about her and come comment again.
@@abraham2174 cant u see
@@j1santana671 'she can wear what she wants' is top 3 bullshit you, muslims, say
Egyptian beach volleyball team wore hijabs and long clothing too
The crowd sounds fake
It wasn't, the stadium was full not like in rio haha
error not like anyone would cheer for you
bravo bravo
EXCELENTE
She should have ran in full burka.. that would have deserved the applause
Congratulations 👏👏🎉 to her im in Saudi Arabia and i never knew whether a woman can participate in a race,
I don't understand that why they even need to cover their head during a sport?? Isn't it difficult to perform physical activity with your head covered ?
Do u not understand what following a religion is, she's a Muslim and her religion obliged her to wear it no matter what the situation is and she's doing that perfectly
@@Guyrewoonnd Religion shouldn't be topmost priority of anyone. My only question was that , isn't it difficult for someone to cover their head and run
@@Guyrewoonnd lol . Nice explanation 😁
Exactly. It does affect them. They have to cover their bodies completely. Imagine how hot their body gets.
@@praveenpraveen9264 dont you know that those hijabs are light and air can pass through.
Her attire pulled her down
MASHAALLAH
People who are commenting on how slow the time is clearly don't understand the significance of this video
You also are commenting on how slow the time is
@@Tom-my7tb lol
what's the significance of the video? Praising saudi misoginy?
The significance of an American woman pretending like she's from Saudi Arabia to try to hide that countries misogyny? She doesn't even speak arabic.
❤️❤️
does she even train?
Yes she does
@@H-503. then how is she slower than 10year olds
@@Tom-vu1wr have you even seen her she was having a bad day but other then that she is so fast
@@H-503. No,she isn't even a full runner. She was invited to race in the Olympics to "represent" Saudi Arabia when the country was going to get banned for not letting women compete. She is born in the US and does not even speak arabic,she didn't even need to qualify as they just let her compete no matter what pace she has for the sake of representing. So where exactly are you getting this info on her being "so fast" ?
Good Job KSA :D
I thought you were dead
she didnt even ended up 4th still she makes history...
How did she qualified on the OG?
Corruption of ioc
@@Tom-vu1wr thanks
I think under-represented countries get a chance to compete to encourage more athletes from those countries to participate. In this case, it was Saudi women who were under-represented.
I'm proud of Sarah Attar and all of the olympians in the GCC. You make Kuwaitis, Qataris, Emaratis, Bahrainis, Omanis and last, by no means least, Saudis!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Well done, Sarah.
She's wasn't even born in Saudi Arabia😂 She was born in the US and she doesn't even speak a Arabic they made her represent Saudi Arabia and I know your comment was three years ago
But she opened the door for Kariman Abuljadayel to participate in Rio 2016, and 3 other female athletics (Yara Abuljadayel, Dana Al-Shehri and Miznah Al-Nassar) in 2018 Asian games.
If it wasn’t for Sarah those women wouldn’t have a chance to compete
@@Elpistolero9 blame Saudi Arabia for all the atrocities they commit on women , few of them who went to usa are now been used to represent the very same sitty nation , speaks up against the evil devils
@@abhishekyadav-hy3gq
The government don’t care what women do and they don’t care if they play sports, it’s the society that rejects women’s sports and not the whole society btw, the government used to listen to them but not anymore
@@abhishekyadav-hy3gq India the ra*e capital of the world lol
Watching athletics is so underrated.
Its really breathtaking and all but can that time make it to the Olympics
Yea? Any time can make it as long as ur one of the top runners at the olympic trials for ur country
Afghanistan were given a few wild cards the first time they sent women to the Olympics because none met the minimum qualifying standards for any sport, so perhaps Saudi Arabia was given the same for their women. I guess the participation of these women would potentially raise the profile of women's sports back home and make the men in charge see that it's not such a big deal. I personally would have liked to see them select a born and raised local Saudi woman instead who otherwise wouldn't have had the opportunity to compete in sports. No disrespect to Sarah but she grew up in the US and trains there, and only visits Saudi Arabia once in a while (she has dual citizenship through her father). She didn't exactly experience the same hardships and oppression as born and raised Saudi women.
الجمهور محترم حقاً
bravo
Cheers to the brave woman.. Watching a saudi woman participate in Olympics n that too in athletics ws way beyond my imagination
*Watching an American woman who just so happens to have a Saudi dad get to play on an international stage to hide a country's rampant misogyny is way beyond my imagination. She isn't brave, I would argue that she's actually a bad person for choosing to represent a country that, if she was born in, would never give her the opportunity to pursuit sports in any capacity.
um. then your 800m is probably gonna be something like 3min
Why didnt Saudis ask her to wear burkha?
Why shud they ? Burqa isnt sport dress . Y u Indian society uncle always judge women what to wear
@@pablo_Esciccha dumbo, why was she wearing hijab...? Don't u get sarcassam... Why does these bloddy west people always jump to make stupid judgments
Good job gurl
This is lame
Congrats to her for breaking the world record slowest time ever.
Mad that she is still faster than you
@@cc-bj9kv high schooler run faster than that?
@@cc-bj9kv I literally do track as a freshman and my time is 2.10 and she is what like a 2.40?
@@cc-bj9kv u joking 2.47 is not fast
Well done.
I think you'll find that lots of people cared actually
Well done 👍
Drizzle in the 'desert'.
of course, because you definitely average 10 seconds over every 100m.
I ran 2:14 at the age of 14 😂
Good for you, pretty slow for a guy but ok
slow
How you’re bragging about that is beyond me.
@@darkorayo6139 at 14 it's reasonable.
Imagine running in full sleeves
you have to get negative things no matter what , just stop the childish acts .. good for her
Proud to be Muslim...you are such inspiration to others...well done Sara!!
Mohd Hafiz well dome losing?
Well done and congratulations on losing in vain you duffer this Sarah attar rant is a slow weak duffer she wasn't even running she was fast walking or slight jog she is a loser and will ever be because east or West Arabs are the best
Well done losing
im a non-smoker, healthy 34 yo male, not a dedicated fitness buff but a causal exerciser... sheesh my BEST 400m time is 1:34!!! :/
A Chaps but she's running the 800m run.
I wish life was so simple that coming wayy behind everyone is considered an achievement like this girl's performance is considered by many
lol. So you think she makes a difference? How so? I would partially agree with you if she was born and raised in Saudi Arabia, trained in Saudi Arabia and been allowed to compete by the Saudi committee. Unfortunately, none of the above is true. She is an ethnic Saudi born and raised in the US, also trained in the US. Saudi Arabia allowed her to compete simply because she was raised already in an infidel country, so the repercussions won't apply to her. If she was a real Saudi citizen, she would probably get hanged the next day.
So talk about progress when there really is one. For now, Saudi Arabia is going through its dark ages and no amount of leftist all-inclusive journalism can change that.
Well did you pass the 3rd grade? Because this is for 800m
She's an sprinter!
I'm supposed to applaud this? You got to be kidding.
So many hateful comments up in here just because she wearing hijab!
These humans are hypocritically pathetic!!
Lets be honest, she would have done a lot better without the hijab and the overly baggy clothing....
I think she's very good,she's faster then me
Oh No hate comments everywhere!!!!!!!
Shes not that good because im faster than her LOL
+arikajoyce really?
+Abdullah Nahee hell yeah she got 2:45? My personal record is 2:36 and that's high jv in highschool. Varsity would be typically 2:30 and under
arikajoyce cool you would beat me easily
There are 4 female runners at my high school that are faster than her
😊
Well done
Saudi Arabia
Oh these Islamic radicals won't allow her to run in shorts....😡
Inshallah she is just halal
It’s her choice
@@bertaroo doubt
Bert aroo it actually wasn’t her choice the saudi king forced her but the religion didn’t
well that might be little awkward because 1. this is for an 800 m race, and 2. im 14 and my best is a 1:20
that’s impossible the men’s world record is 1:39
i think you confused it with the 400 m
Next stop is chop chop square...
Lol in a burkha 😅😅
Feminist leave the chat
lol, when i was 15, my best result in 400 meters was 55 sec
Well this is 800 but okay
400m on full speed but you can't keep that up forever
Saudi Arabia has never won a gold medal at the Olympics nor has it ever won a medal with a woman.
Why don't she put on more clothes?
@@Braxxx10 bro sarcasm!!!!!!
ahaha omg so funny
ohh tell me more...
Cover her face also and protect allahu
tf you saying? omg so funny...
Protect allahu?
How?
It takes me a little over 2 minutes to run 2 laps. And thats with my heart murmur.
congratulations, want a cookie?
@@alexistyson8398 bro I'm also faster than her
@@avijitdey992 okay join the Olympic ig
@@avijitdey992 woah congrats. Me too. It's almost like we aren't Saudi Arabian women with virtually no athletics opportunities
where is her Burka, wear burka
This is embarrassing. Its like a participation trophy for the kid who finished last.
No Just amazing to see her running
@@yanach1851 Anyone can run. Not impressed. They dont let just anyone play in the NFL/NBA/NHL/etc....... why play mickey mouse games at the Olympics?
I go to a high school and I do track and I see this on youtube a woman called sarah attar running a 2:44 is such an embarrassment.
Majority of us high schoolers run a 2:10 and I'm a freshmen, Sarah attar is a joke and should quit
@@xaviercassis7348 She was born in the US, trains in the US. Doesnt speak a lick of Arabic. She's basically American. Absolutely disagraceful a 2:45 American was allowed to compete cause her father was Saudu
bruh she came last 😭😕😐
Atleast she participated in Olympics. That's the most cherished thing you can ever have!❤️
Ikr soo embarrassing
I'm sorry, but I can't help but be annoyed by this. The first person to represent their country should earn it just like every other athlete that represents their country. It's embarrassing that someone ran a 2.44 in the olympics and gets a standing ovation.
Nobody is stopping you from going to Saudi Arabia and ask the head of state to make a fair competition to find the fastest Saudi woman. Meanwhile, better her than no one.
@@marco.trevisan fr
@@marco.trevisan she aint even Saudi for christ sakes
I thought she would run wearing a BURKHA like a Penguin 🤣
I thought a country with 140 crore people would atleast get a 100 gold medals , but they hardly get 1.
How can she win with that scaf...gonna get heat stroke
I can run a km in that time ..
I doubt
@@rahulkhanduri2471 that's pretty reasonable
no u cant
@@madhusudan2715 Y not? That's a plausible time?
I'm 11yr old and a 800m runner and I can run 2:31:56
she didn't need to fight any one, she is not originally Saudi thats why no one cared whether she participated or not
Why people here are celebrating mediocrity?
Cause girls of saudia arabia not allowed to partipate she is first girl
@@JaspreetSingh-xl1cx she is not saudi
@@JaspreetSingh-xl1cx she is american
C une fierté pour nous en tout cas pour moi mdr
Why can't she run in Burqa ??
T
It's her wish if she want to wear shots or shirt & pant . Y r u like those indian aunt in society.
Hope is the biggest power.... Oneday arab countries will come out of these bullshits ....oneday....oneday... everything will be fine.
huh
Yeah well I’m sure she would have gone a lot faster if she wasn’t forced to dress like it was the middle of a blizzard.
14 and pb is 1;20 that's 20 sec faster than WR
Great efforts i can do 800m in 2.50 s.
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