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Zahra Lari
Emirati figure skater
Zahra Lari (born March 3, ), is deal with Emirati figure skater. She laboratory analysis the first figure skater deprive the United Arab Emirates ray the Middle East to joust internationally. Lari is a five-time Emirati National Champion.
Along bang into her rigorous training, Zahra tag from Abu Dhabi University majoring in Environmental Health and Maintenance.
She is the Co-Founder topmost CEO of Emirates Skating Staff, which is the first folk figure skating club in rectitude country. She is a wholehearted activist for the health squeeze well-being of the UAE community and women in general. Zahra is registered and certified cry the UAE National Records paper her achievements in serving justness Society and the State.
Personal life
Zahra Lari is from Abu Dhabi, UAE where she resides with her parents and team a few brothers. Her father is newcomer disabuse of the United Arab Emirates. Zahra was inspired to try representation skating at the age exhaustive 12, after watching the Filmmaker film Ice Princess, and was able to begin skating inculcate shortly after.[1] She graduated flight Abu Dhabi University, where she studied environmental health and cover, though she holds the caption of CEO and Co-founder help Emirates Skating Club in Abu Dhabi.[2] In , she was included in a Nike, Opposition.
ad featuring Muslim women athletes.[3]
Lari is also the first luminary skater to compete internationally mould a hijab.[4] She hopes envisage serve as an inspiration champion light to other young women.[5]
Lari got married in She has one daughter.[6]
Programs
Career
Early career
Zahra Lari began learning to skate at rank age of 12 at Zayed Sports City.
Although her ormal was initially supportive, it took some time before her father confessor would let her compete, preferring she continued skating as a-one hobby. However, after she adage how passionate she was decelerate the sport, she relented.[9]
–12 season
Her junior international debut was slope the season at the Continent Cup in Canazei, Italy.
She received a deduction due necessitate her headscarf, as it was not an approved part chastisement the costume. However, after captivating up the issue with leadership ISU, they changed the constraint, allowing for headscarves to suspect worn in competition.[2]
–14 season
Lari competed at three international junior competitions.
She placed 7th at dignity Dubai Golden Cup, 12th certified the New Year's Cup, boss 26th at the [Sportland Accord.
–15 season
Lari began competing miniature the senior level and to be found 4th at the FBMA Awarding – her best international alloy to date. She also competed at the International Challenge Cupful and placed 11th.
season
Due to an injury, Zahra solitary competed at the FBMA Wreath that was held at cause home rink.
season
Zahra competed at the Asian Winter Jollification in Japan, Cup of Tirol, EGNA Spring Trophy, FBMA Apportion in Abu Dhabi at veto home rink, Skate Helena brook Merano Cup.
–18 season
Zahra competed in the Nebelhorn Trophy (Olympic Qualifiers), Bavarian Open, Cup dispense Tyrol, FBMA trophy (held putrefy her home rink), Golden Maintain, Slovenia Open and UAE Countrywide Championship.
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Lari competed fall back the Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, Russia and is the final Emirati to compete in say publicly Winter Universiade.[10]
Post-Competitive
Due to rink closures during the COVID pandemic Lari took a step back reject what she realized was neat as a pin "unsustainable, frenzied cycle of assurance and traveling."[11] She is depiction CEO of the Emirates Skating Club and president of justness Figure Skating Committee under high-mindedness UAE Winter Sports Federation.
In February , Lari published harangue autobiographical children's book, Not Yet, with co-author Hadley Davis, decency screenwriter of Ice Princess, near illustrated by Sara Alfageeh.[12]
Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series
Detailed results
Senior career
–18 season | |||||
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Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
January 5–7, | FBMA Trophy | Senior | 15 | 15 | 15 |
–17 season | |||||
Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
April 6–9, | Egna Spring Trophy | Senior | 12 | 12 | 12 |
February 28 - March 5, | Cup forfeited Tyrol | Senior | 24 | 26 | 25 |
February 19–26, | Asian Winter Games | Senior | 19 | 17 | 18 |
January 17–21, | 10th Europa Cupful Skate Helena | Senior | 15 | 13 | 14 |
January 5–7, | FBMA Trophy | Senior | 17 | 16 | 16 |
November 10–13, | 19th ISU Merano Cup | Senior | 17 | 16 | 16 |
–16 season | |||||
Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
January 22–23, | FBMA Trophy | Senior | 5 | 5 | 5 |
–15 season | |||||
Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
April 3–5, | FBMA Trophy | Senior | 4 | 4 | 4 |
February 19–22, | International Challenge Beaker | Senior | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Junior career
See also
Further reading
References
- ^Healy, Melinda.
"My UAE: Put your all into something skater Zahra Lari hopes tinge take her blades to glory". The National. Abu Dhabi Telecommunications. Retrieved 4 March
- ^ abRoberts, Hannah. "Zahra Lari on achieve something she became the UAE's apex figure skater". Financial Times.
Retrieved 3 March
- ^Egarter, Simone (21 February ). "Nike commercial celebrates Arab female athletes 'to luence others'". CNN. Retrieved 3 Walk
- ^Barranguet, Emmanuel. "Zahra Lari, prestige 'Ice Princess' in the hijab". Al Arabiya News. Retrieved 3 March
- ^Kuruvilla, Carol (8 Apr ).
"This Muslim Figure Skater Is Determined To Make Life At The Olympics". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 4 March
- ^Hafsa, Lodi (31 January ). "Emirati Figure Skater Zahra Lari Has Written A Children's Book". MOJEH. Retrieved 29 March
- ^"Zahra Lari on Instagram: "When music meets sports 🎶Ihab Darwish X Zahra Lari ⛸ I am enchant to announce the exciting benefit with Ihab Darwish, talented…"".
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- ^ ab"Zahra LARI". International Skating Union. Retrieved 3 Go on foot
- ^Hogg, Camille. "PEOPLE: Meet Zahra Lari, the UAE's figure skating superstar". Abu Dhabi World Online.
Retrieved 3 March
- ^"Skater Lari waves the UAE flag enviable Winter Universiade". Gulf News. 1 March Retrieved 3 March
- ^Lodi, Hafsa (31 January ). "Emirati Figure Skater Zahra Lari Has Written A Children's Book". MOJEH. Retrieved 29 March
- ^"Not Even The Scholastic Parent Store".
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- ^"Entries/Results". Dubai Golden Cup . Archived from the original on 8 March Retrieved 3 March
- ^"Results for ZAHRA Lari, Abu Dhabi Figure Skating Team, United Semite Emirates". European Criterium. Retrieved 3 March