Fatimah Suwaed

Fatimah Suwaed
Personal information
NationalityIraqi
Born (2007-03-03) 3 March 2007 (age 17)
Baghdad, Iraq
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
DisabilityCerebral palsy
Disability classT35
EventSprints
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Iraq
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou 100 m T35
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou 200 m T35

Fatimah Suwaed (born 3 March 2007) is an Iraqi Paralympic athlete. She made her Paralympic debut during the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]

Career

She represented Iraq at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and competed in both women's 100m T35 and women's 200m T35 events.[2][3] Competing at the age of 14, she became the youngest ever athlete from Iraq to compete at the Paralympics.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Athletics: Fatimah Suwaed". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Athletics - Women's 100m - T35 Schedule". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Athletics - Women's 200m - T35 Schedule". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Iraq aim to repeat Rio 2016 performances". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 August 2021.


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