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Safiya Al Sayegh ends professional cycling career for religious reasons
Safiya Al Sayegh has ended her professional cycling career at age 25 for religious reasons.
The rider from the United Arab Emirates was the women's peloton's only hijabi cyclist.
She joined UAE Team ADQ as a professional in 2022 and was the team's sole Emirati rider.
Al Sayegh won several UAE national titles and reached the podium at the Asian Continental Championships.
She also represented the UAE at the Olympic Games.
Her decision means she is leaving a sport in which she had competed at national, continental and Olympic levels.
The available information does not say what she plans to do next.
Safiya Al Sayegh of the United Arab Emirates has ended her professional cycling career for religious reasons.
She was the women’s peloton’s only hijabi rider.
Al Sayegh, 25, turned professional with UAE Team ADQ in 2022.
She has won multiple national titles in the UAE and reached the podium at the Asian Continental Championships.
She represented the United Arab Emirates at the Olympic Games.
- Who
- Safiya Al Sayegh, a cyclist from the United Arab Emirates.
- What
- She ended her professional cycling career for religious reasons.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- For religious reasons.
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- Age
- 25
- Professional debut
- Joined UAE Team ADQ in 2022
- National titles
- Multiple titles in the UAE
- Continental championships
- Finished on the podium at the Asian Continental Championships
- Olympic Games
- Represented the United Arab Emirates
What people are saying
What feels wrong deep in my heart can't keep going on
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