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The Summer Olympic Games were first held in Athens in 1896, yet the United Arab Emirates, founded in 1971, did not make its debut until 88 years later, 13 years after its foundation, at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.[1] Women’s participation came even later — 24 years after the country’s first appearance and 112 years after the inception of the Games.
Emirati women made their Olympic debut at the 2008 Beijing Games. That historic moment saw Latifa Al Maktoum compete in equestrian events and carry the UAE flag during the opening ceremony, while Maitha Al Maktoum represented the country in taekwondo.[2]
Four years later, at the London 2012 Olympics, the presence of Emirati women continued to grow. Khadija Mohammed took part in weightlifting,[3] becoming the first female weightlifter from the UAE to compete at the Olympics. Betlhem Desalegn Belayneh also represented the nation in athletics, further solidifying the role of women in the UAE’s Olympic journey.
Also There was 14 athletes represent UAE[4] at Paris 2024 Olympic Games[5][6] Seven of them are women.[7][8]
Latifa Al Maktoum carried the UAE delegation’s flag in this session.[2]
Show jumping
| sportswoman | horse | Event | Playoffs | Final | total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round A | Round B | |||||||||||||
| Faults | Ranking | Faults | total | Ranking | Faults | total | Ranking | Faults | Ranking | Faults | total | Ranking | Faults | Ranking | |||
| Latifa bint Ahmed Al Maktoum[11] | Kalska di Semeli | individual[12] | 11 | 61 | 15 | 26 | 54 | Did not qualify | 26 | 54 | |||||||
Khadija Mohammed was the youngest athlete on the entire UAE delegation at 17 years and 46 days old.[3]
