Sarah Attar has become the first Saudi woman to compete in Olympic track and field, wearing a headscarf and finishing last in her 800-meter heat Wednesday.
Sarah Attar成為沙特阿拉伯國家史上第一位參加奧運會的女性,星期三當天她頭裹頭巾參加了倫敦奧運800米田徑比賽預賽并最后一個跑完全程。
Though the 19-year-old did not qualify for the next round, her participation has already made history. She drew a huge roar of approval from the crowd of about 80,000 as she strode down the home stretch. Her time of 2 minutes, 44.95 seconds was well behind the heat-winner, but she left her mark on the London Games.
盡管現年19歲的Sarah Attar未能進入下輪決賽,但是她的出現已經具有歷史意義。當她跑過終點時,場上頓時爆發了80000位觀眾雷鳴般的掌聲。雖然Sarah Attar以2分鐘的成績落后于預賽冠軍,但是她在倫敦奧運上留下了自己的足跡。