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Sarah Attar is first Saudi Arabian woman in Olympic track and field

Reported by guardian.co.uk on Wednesday, 8 August 2012 (on August 8, 2012)
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US-resident college athlete finishes a distant last in 800m heat but attracts standing ovation as she crosses finish line

Sarah Attar finished last and more than a half-minute slower than her..


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