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She finished last of eight in her heat, with a time of 12.70 seconds.
She finished last of eight in her heat, with a time of 12.70 seconds.
Alaa represented Iraq in the 100 metre sprint at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She told reporters:
"I feel I am representing all of the Iraqi people, not just the women. I started training for these Olympics in March, but because of the situation there, I couldn"t train as well as I wanted to
If it was possible, I would have trained five to six times a week, but because of the bombs and explosions I often could not."
Alaa lives in Baghdad.