Waseelah Fadhl Saad (born November 25, 1989, in
Aden
Aden ( ar, عدن ' Yemeni: ) is a city, and since 2015, the temporary capital of Yemen, near the eastern approach to the Red Sea (the Gulf of Aden), some east of the strait Bab-el-Mandeb. Its population is approximately 800,000 people. ...
) is a
track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...
sprint athlete who competes internationally for
Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...
.
Saad represented
Yemen at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Yemen competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China, China.
Athletics
Neither Yemeni runner managed to qualify out of their opening heats, though Waseelah Saad set a new national record in the women's 100 metres.
...
in Beijing. She competed at the
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...
sprint on August 16, 2008, and placed seventh in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time of 13.60 seconds.
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1989 births
Living people
Yemeni female sprinters
Olympic athletes for Yemen
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
People from Aden
Olympic female sprinters
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