Yasmeen Al-Dabbagh, a Saudi female runner, successfully qualified for the Olympic Games, which will begin later this month in Tokyo.

Al Dabbagh has been formally acknowledged as the first Saudi female athlete to qualify for the greatest global sporting event through a 'Universality Place,' just weeks after breaking the national female 100-meter sprint record with a timing of 13.24 during the athletics national trials dated June 4, 2021.

"Yasmeen Al-Dabbagh had been the fastest woman in Saudi Arabia," Saudi Ambassador to the United States Princess Reema Bint Bandar Bin Sultan commented after her qualifying. "Just can't wait to watch her compete in the 100-meter race in Tokyo."

Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Faisal, Minister of Sports, furthermore congratulated Al-Dabbagh on her qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Delighted after completing an amazing feat, Al Dabbagh stated, "I'm running for myself, my nation, and all Saudi youths." So many individuals have supported me compete, become a better sprinter, and a better person during my career.”

“I'll cherish each of them in my thoughts and heart while wearing the Kingdom's colors in Tokyo.”

“Regardless of the outcome, Saudi Arabia is a country on the rise, and I'm going to enjoy every minute of the Olympics,” she concluded.

Yasmeen, who was trained by the UK running legend Linford Christie for the last three years, went to high school in Saudi Arabia at the Jeddah Knowledge School, where she discovered her passion for sports while participating in basketball, swimming, volleyball, gymnastics, and track, and field events.

When she went to study abroad at Columbia University, she chose to join Columbia Athletics to pursue her athletic career as a sprinter.

Al Dabbagh's desire to represent her nation began in 2019 when she interned with the Saudi Arabian Athletics Federation. She hoped to be a member of the national team and participate regionally.

She demonstrated her talent in a sport that has experienced a surge in popularity among Saudi women, with hundreds of Saudi female athletes forming social sporting clubs in a variety of physical disciplines.

She demonstrated her total preparedness by breaking the female national record in the 100-meter race on June 4 of this year, securing the federation's candidacy for the "Universality Place" at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.