Doaa Elghobashy ( ar, دعاء الغباشي; born November 8, 1996) is an Egyptian beach volleyball player.

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Elghobashy competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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alongside

Nada Meawad Nada Meawad ( ar, ندى معوض; born April 12, 1998) is an Egyptian indoor and beach volleyball player, a member of the Egypt women's national volleyball team. She made her international debut when she was 15 years old on the 2013 FIVB Volley ...

in the beach volleyball competition. She and Meawad qualified for the Games by winning the

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Continental Cup held in

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. The team turned heads in their first match against Germany as the team wore long sleeves and pants and Elghobashy wearing a hijab—an Olympic first in beach volleyball. The team was also Egypt's first ever Olympic team to compete in a beach volleyball tournament. Though Elghobashy and Meawad did not advance in the tournament, Elghobashy has become an inspiration for Muslim women, especially those in sports and who wear a headscarf, as she joined the ranks of the few Muslim women who compete in a headscarf. Elghobashy has worn a hijab for 10 years and it has always been a part of her beach volleyball career. She was allowed to wear it in the Games after the international volleyball federation relaxed uniform regulations before the 2012 Summer Olympics in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Elghobashy, Doaa 1996 births Living people Beach volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Egyptian women's volleyball players Olympic beach volleyball players for Egypt Competitors at the 2019 African Games African Games competitors for Egypt People from Beheira Governorate 21st-century Egyptian women 21st-century Egyptian people

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