Nada Arkaji

{{short description|Qatari swimmer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}

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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|30 October 1994}}

| birth_place = Doha, Qatar

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| height = 162 cm

| weight = 60 kg

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| sport = Swimming

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Nada Mohamed Wafa Arakji ({{langx|ar|ندى عرقجي}}, born 30 October 1994) is a Qatari swimmer. She competed in the 50 m freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics,{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/nada-wafa-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801005350/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/nada-wafa-1.html |title=Nada Wafa |archive-date=1 August 2017 |quote=Full name: Nada Mohammed Wafa S Arakji}} becoming the first woman to represent Qatar at the Olympics.{{cite news |first=Regan |last=Doherty |date=29 March 2012 |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-olympics-qatar-swimmer-idUKBRE82S18R20120329 |title=Arakji to be trailblazer for Qatari women |work=Reuters |access-date=17 June 2016 |archive-date=18 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818092941/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-olympics-qatar-swimmer-idUKBRE82S18R20120329 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/04/06/205843.html |title=Qatar to send first woman to Olympics |website=alarabiya.net |date=6 April 2012 |access-date=7 April 2012 |archive-date=31 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731192406/http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/04/06/205843.html |url-status=dead }} She served on the bid committee for Doha's bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Arakji's family is heavily involved in sports. She is the daughter of the former Qatar national football team goalkeeper and Al Sadd player Mohamed Wafa Arakji.{{cite web |url=http://www.qatarshooting.asia/news-archive-en/93/Qatar-ready-for-the-2012-Olympics-Games/ |title=Qatar ready for the 2012 Olympics Games |publisher=Qatar Shooting & Archery Association |date=15 July 2012 |accessdate=14 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072604/http://www.qatarshooting.asia/news-archive-en/93/Qatar-ready-for-the-2012-Olympics-Games/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead}} She is a student at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar.{{cite web |url=http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/society/2012/summer/olympic-ties.shtml |title=Olympic Ties – Carnegie Mellon University |website=cmu.edu |access-date=3 August 2012 |archive-date=2 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102000410/http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/society/2012/summer/olympic-ties.shtml |url-status=live }}

She represented Qatar at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle and women's 100 metre freestyle events.{{Cite web |title=Women's 50 metre freestyle – Heats – 2019 World Aquatics Championships |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070201EB01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726212706/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070201EB01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |archive-date=26 July 2020 |access-date=26 July 2020 |website=2019 World Aquatics Championships}}{{Cite web |title=Women's 100 metre freestyle – Heats – 2019 World Aquatics Championships |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070201EC01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726213050/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070201EC01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |archive-date=26 July 2020 |access-date=26 July 2020 |website=2019 World Aquatics Championships}} In both events she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.