London
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, United Kingdom.
Early life
Mhasin Al-Noor Fadlalla was born on 20 February 1994 in
Khartoum
Khartoum or Khartum ( ; ar, الخرطوم, Al-Khurṭūm, din, Kaartuɔ̈m) is the capital of Sudan. With a population of 5,274,321, its metropolitan area is the largest in Sudan. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile, flowing n ...
FINA World Aquatics Championships
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in
Shanghai
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, China. She finished in 81st position overall out of the 87 athletes in the 50 metre freestyle with a time of 38.15 seconds.
Fadlalla was selected as part of the Sudanese team for the 2012 Summer Olympics in
London
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, United Kingdom. She was one of two women in the squad, alongside Amina Bakhit. Prior to the start of the games, Fadlalla was invited to train using the swimming pool at the Khartoum American School,
Khartoum
Khartoum or Khartum ( ; ar, الخرطوم, Al-Khurṭūm, din, Kaartuɔ̈m) is the capital of Sudan. With a population of 5,274,321, its metropolitan area is the largest in Sudan. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile, flowing n ...
. The school had heard that she was in need of a training facility and was pleased to be able to provide something back in Sudan. Fadlalla was sponsored by telecommunications company
Zain Group
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for her appearance at the London Games.
On 30 July, she attended the Sudanese embassy in London for an
Iftar
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to break her Ramadanfast with other members of the team. She competed in the second heat of the first round of the women's 50 metre freestyle competition on 3 August. Fadlalla finished in seventh position out of the seven swimmers, with a time of 35.07 seconds, immediately behind
Aminata Aboubakar Yacoub
Aminata Aboubakar Yacoub (born 22 June 1989 in Epena, Republic of the Congo) is a Republic of the Congo swimmer. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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from Republic of the Congo (35.64 seconds). Fadlalla failed to qualify for the semi finals, and her Olympic competition ended with her single appearance. She finished overall in 70th position, but was one place faster than fellow African Nafissatou Moussa Adamou from