Our Champion for Peace
Dunya Abutaleb
Taekwondo
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
I grew up at a time when there was no support for women to practice sport there. And now, feeling that there is a collective moment towards sport is amazing because it inspires the youth to be part of this momentum and to practice sport
Biography / Awards
First Saudi woman to medal at the World Taekwondo Championships and to qualify for the Olympic Games on merit, Dunya Abutaleb has made history, becoming a pioneer of women’s taekwondo in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A flag bearer for her country, she embodies a new generation of women and stands as a role model advocating for gender equality and the use of sport as a tool for social development and inclusion