After losing on Monday, she said that many people in America, both Muslims and non-Muslims, did not believe Muslim women participated in sports. Your information is used only to deliver messages about the Rio 2016 Olympics. Muhammad said of her hijab: “People ask Muslim women about it — not just athletes — all the time. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“I always say that in a sport like fencing, you’re your own biggest opponent,” she said afterward. The other American in the saber competition, Mariel Zagunis, the gold medalist in 2004 and 2008, also lost in the round of 16.

Source: New York Times August 08, 2016 15:08 UTC