Ibtihaj Muhammad Make History As First U.S. Athlete to Compete at Olympics Wearing a Hijab; Wins Bronze in Fencing
A moment she’ll never forget. Ibtihaj Muhammad won her first Olympic medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Saturday, August 13 — but that wasn’t her only first.
The 30-year-old athlete became the first U.S. athlete to compete at the Olympic Games wearing a hijab, a veil commonly worn by Muslim women.
The 30-year-old athlete became the first U.S. athlete to compete at the Olympic Games wearing a hijab, a veil commonly worn by Muslim women.
Muhammad took home the bronze medal with Team USA during the
women’s team saber fencing event on Saturday. She competed with fellow fencers Dagmara Wozniak, Mariel Zagunis and Monica Aksamit to defeat the Italian team 45–30.
The
last time the U.S. women’s fencing team won a medal was at the 2008 Summer
Olympics in Beijing.
USmagazine
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