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Extratime: Nawal El Moutawakel -Member of the International Olympic Committee

Extratime: Nawal El Moutawakel -Member of the International Olympic Committee

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International Olympic Committee member talks to Rob Bonnet.

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At the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984 a diminutive Moroccan runner
named Nawal El Moutawakel won the 400 metres hurdles and so
became the first Arab and Muslim woman to win Olympic gold.

She says her victory changed her life forever and propelled her
towards a career in sports administration and as a passionate
advocate of women in sport, especially in the Islamic world.

She's now an influential member of the International Olympic
Committee.

With current IOC president Jacques Rogge due to step down next
year, could she be in line to succeed him?

Nawal El Moutawakel talks to Rob Bonnet.

(Image: Nawal El Moutawakel in 2010. Credit: Getty Images)