Qatari women hope to make history in 2012

DOHA, Qatar - Three weeks before the Arab Games in Doha, Qatari sports officials called Nada Mohammed Wafa to tell her she would be competing in the Middle East's biggest sporting event.

Surprised - and a bit scared - the 17-year-old swimmer replied: "Oh wow! Sure!"

Wafa, who had only competed in school-level events until then, trained hard to make up for the short time she had before making history by becoming the first woman on Qatar's national swim team.