Olympics: Saudi woman takes slow lane into track history

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SAUDI ARABIA, Riyadh: Middle distance runner Sarah Attar made history on Wednesday, becoming the first female athlete to represent Saudi Arabia in Olympics track and field - but limped home a distant last in her heat. Women in Riyadh watched her historic race.

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