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Olympian Myles Amine: Carrier of a Wrestling Family Legacy

August 22, 2021

By Omar Mansour

By Omar Mansour / Arab America Contributing Writer On August 5th, 2021, Lebanese-Sammarinese-American Myles Amine ended his Tokyo Olympic run with pride, returning home having secured a bronze medal. Amine qualified for the Olympics by placing fifth at the last World Championships in 2019. As well as being the three-time third-place finisher at the NCAA … Continued

Shadia Bseiso: the first Arab Woman to Join World Wrestling Entertainment

January 30, 2018

By Ani Karapetyan

SOURCE: CNN BY: ALMA AL TURKMANI AND JAAFAR ALMADHOON (CNN)Shadia Bseiso certainly loves breaking norms. Not only is she a professional martial arts athlete who — literally — fought her way to the top, she’s also the first Arab woman to sign with the American entertainment company World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The 31-year-old Jordanian has … Continued

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