Last in line is 19-year-old biology student and the first ever female Emirati Olympic swimmer, Nada Al Bedwawi. Bedwawi is the youngest amongst the UAE team to be competing at the games and was given the huge honor of carrying the national flag at the opening ceremony.
Initially, Bedwawi was training towards qualifying to compete at Tokyo Olympics 2020, but her dream came sooner than expected when she was chosen as a wild card athlete to compete in Rio 2016.
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