Nada Zeidan


Nada Zeidan, born in Lebanon in 1976, is one of the most famous sportswomen from the Arab world. Besides working as a nurse with the Hamad Medical Corporation in Doha, Qatar, she represented her country as an archer and rally racer in numerous international competitions. In the 2012 Olympic Games in London, she carried the Olympic torch for Qatar. Zeidan lives in Doha.



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From breaking taboos to becoming an idol: The first female rally driver in the Arab world recounts how she discovered motor sports and learnt how to assert herself in a male domain.

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