What do you see in the picture, what do you think this story is about?
Alahna Sabbakhan is student at the University of Virginia, USA, and she a track and field athlete. A video of her running 400m as part of her workout has gone viral because her boyfriend has a friend who challenged her.
What do you think the challenge was?
The man refused to believe a woman could beat him in a race and he challenged Alahna to prove this. He even brought his family and friends along to watch him beat her in a race.
Why would he do this?
How would you describe this man's behaviour and attitude?
What would you say to him if he asked you to come and watch him beat Alahna in a race?
Alahna says, "Just to clarify, I did NOT want to race this man. I was already at the track doing my workout and he came to join."
The man was saying, "Yeah, I could beat her in the 400," Alahna says he didn't realise the 400 is one of the hardest track events.
Why do you think it's hard?
What do you think Alahna said when he challenged her?
Alahna invited the man to just join her for a workout, but the man insisted they race.
Why did she invite him to join her in a workout rather than race?
You can watch the race in a link above. What do you think happened?
Alahna kept level with the man for the first 200m but for the second half she sprinted ahead and finished with a huge gap between them.
After the race, the man accepted defeat and said, "That was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life."
Alahna says, "I feel like it was a really good learning experience. It showed people that they need to stop underestimating us - track athletes, female athletes."
The video has been viewed over 10million times.
Why do you think the video went viral?
What do you think of Alahna's behaviour in the story? Why didn't she lose her temper?
It showed people that they need to stop underestimating us - what does that mean?
What can we learn from this story?
Why is it about no outsiders?
Which British value is this about?
www.no-outsiders.com
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