Ibtihaj Muhammad First American Medalist to Wear Hijab

On Aug. 13, 2016, a USA women’s fencing group won a bronze endowment in a blade final during a Rio Olympics. Therefore, Ibtihaj Muhammad, a member of a team, became a initial American medalist who competed wearing a hijab.

The U.S. crew, including Mariel Zagunis, Dagmara Wozniak, and Muhammad, degraded a group of Poland, in a quarterfinals, on Aug 13. Later a same day, a Americans won opposite Italy in a bronze endowment match.

The endowment is a initial Olympic endowment achieved by Muhammad. She became a initial American medalist to contest wearing a hijab, that is a deceive covering a conduct and chest, ragged by womanlike Muslims.

As of this report, a USA group is still heading a Olympic endowment count ranking, after receiving 54 medals; 21 gold, 15 silver, and 18 bronze. Also, China is still in 2nd place, with 41 medals secured. The Great Britain group completes a podium, leading Japan. The British won 26 medals, while a Japanese performed 24 rewards during a initial week of foe during a 2016 Rio Olympics.

So far, 63 countries won a total of 408 medals.

Written by Bianca-Ramona Dumitru
Edited by Jeanette Smith

Sources:

Rio2016: Olympic Medal Count
The Huffington Post: Ibtihaj Muhammad And The U.S. Women’s Fencing Team Win Bronze

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