Ibtihaj Muhammad is set to leave a mark on the world Monday when she turns into the primary US competitor to contend - in the ladies' individual and group saber fencing occasions - wearing a hijab.
Among her most unmistakable fans are President Barack Obama and First Woman Michelle Obama, both of whom have refered to the young lady as an image of America's assortment of societies and religions.
For the 30-year-old Muhammad, this is just her first endeavor at Olympic radiance after her mistake from four years back when a hand damage kept her from contending in London.
She gets a lot of inquiries concerning the hijab, she yielded in comments to the New York Times. The hijab, worn underneath her fencing veil is not a prevention in her game, she demands.
"I get got some information about it a great deal," she said. "Individuals get some information about it - not simply competitors - constantly. Like, aren't you hot? On a hot day, despite everything you'd wear a shirt and jeans. I would not go out without it."
Muhammad is right now positioned eighth on the planet by the worldwide fencing affiliation FIE, so she is viewed as a potential most loved for one of the individual occasion's three awards. With the group the award chances are moreover solid, with the US group that included Muhammad winning the big showdown in 2014.
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