Sara Al Senaani

Sara Al Senaani[lower-alpha 1] is a Paralympic athlete from United Arab Emirates. She is the first female Paralympic athlete to win a medal at the Summer Paralympics for the United Arab Emirates.[1] She represented the country at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the bronze medal in the women's shot put F33 event.[1]

Sara Al Senaani
Sport
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
SportPara-athletics
Disability classF33
Event(s)Shot put
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing  United Arab Emirates
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put F33
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Shot put F33

At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, she finished in 9th place in the women's shot put F33 event.[2][3] She set a new personal best of 5.33m.[2][4]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  United Arab Emirates
2016 Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd Shot put 5.09 m
2018 Asian Para Games Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd Shot put 5.28 m

Notes
  1. Sometimes spelled as Sara Alsenaani or Sara al-Senaani.

References
  1. "Sara Al Senaani becomes first-ever UAE female Paralympic medallist". Sport 360. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. "UAE's Al Hammadi wins gold on final day". Khaleej Times. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. "Women's shot put F33" (PDF). 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. "Sara Alsenaani Athlete Profile". 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. Retrieved 7 January 2020.


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