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Take a bow Hamda Al Hosani!<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old sprinter took home the gold meal\u00a0in the 100 metre race at the\u00a0Special Olympics IX MENA Games 2018.<\/p>\n

The hugely successful sportswoman has taken home 17 international medals in total and his victories this week\u00a0make her one of the world’s most successful Special Olympics\u00a0athletes.<\/p>\n

This follows a second place medal in the 200m race already this week. She’s also facing a\u00a04x100m meter relay race\u00a0on Tuesday, at the Abu Dhabi event which is hosting 1,000 athletes from 32 countries.<\/p>\n

Hamda is a favourite for the up and coming Special Olympic\u00a0World\u00a0Games in 2019 which also takes place in Abu Dhabi<\/h3>\n

She trains two hours a day with the support of her mother who is always by her side, and who Hamda credits for helping her discover her talent. She hopes the Games change the negative perception of intellectual disabilities.<\/p>\n

What an incredible achievement!<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019d like to encourage everyone with intellectual disabilities (ID) to look out for what they\u2019re interested in and to do more activities that boost their confidence. I have a friend who played on the basketball team and I encouraged her to join the sprinting team.<\/p>\n

In the Middle East people look at ID as a bad thing but I want to change that negative perception.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hamda Al Hosani<\/cite>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hamda’s mother\u00a0Zaafaran also had some encouraging words for any parents of children with ID<\/h3>\n
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\u201cMy message to every parent with a kid with ID is to take part in Special Olympics. There\u2019s usually parents\u2019 meetings and get togethers where I notice a few parents. Kids with ID really need their parents\u2019 support in order to succeed,\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Zaafaran Al Hosani<\/cite>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

HH Sheikh Hamdan dropped into the event<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n

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