The UAE wrapped up its Rio 2016 Paralympics campaign with a bang as Noura Al Ktebi captured the silver medal in the F32 shot put late on Saturday.
A day after Sara Al Senaani became the first Emirati female to make the podium at any Paralympic or Olympic event by claiming F33 shot put bronze, Al Ktebi joined her compatriot in the history books by going one better in her event.
The 23-year-old, who had placed sixth in the F32 club throw a week earlier, grabbed the silver medal in the shot put with a 4.70m throw.
In Rio, powerlifter Mohammed Khamis Khalaf and wheelchair racer Mohamed Al Hammadi each won one gold, while Abdullah Sultan Al Aryani snagged three silvers in shooting, to go with the two medals earned by Al Senaani and Al Ktebi.
Perhaps the most impressive aspect of these Games for the UAE is the fact that those seven medals were claimed by a squad that only had 18 competitors in total.
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