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americans were no doubt glad to have muhammad representing their country. muhammad and her teammates, mariel zagunis, dagmara wozniak, and monica aksamit, defeated italy 45-30 to clinch third place. their win marked the first womens medal in fencing for the u.s. at the rio games.
fencing has its roots in sword fighting, which dates back to as early as about 1190 bce in some parts of the world. these early duels often ended with a fencer being seriously or even fatally wounded. but around the 15th century ce, people began fencing as a sport in spain, italy, and germany, and eventually, the sport spread all over the world, evolving as it did. fencing has been part of the olympics since the 1896 games in athens, greece.
today, the sport tests fencers physical and mental dexterity. dueling with blunted swords (folls, sabres, or epées, depending on the form of the sport that is being played), fencers earn points by striking their opponents while simultaneously attempting to parry their opponents thrusts. fencers wear electronic scoring machines that register when they have been hit or when they have succeeded in hitting their opponents. to protect themselves from injury, they must don full protective gear, including the characteristic helmet with a mesh mask, as soon as they walk onto the playing strip, or piste.
muhammad, who loves sports, opted for fencing in part because of the sports distinctive garb. the uniform allowed her to wear her hijab and thus
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which of these should not be included in a summary of this article?
a. ibtihaj muhammad won a gold medal at the pan american championships in june 2016.
b. ibtihaj muhammad drew nationwide attention for becoming the first u.s. olympian to wear a hijab on the piste.
c. ibtihaj muhammad was a member of the u.s. womens fencing team at the 2016 olympics.
d. ibtihaj muhammad used her platform to try to change misconceptions about muslim american women.

Explanation:

The article only states that Ibtihaj Muhammad and her teammates won third place at the Rio Games, and that she wore a hijab as part of fencing's uniform, used the sport's gear to express her identity, but there is no mention of her winning a gold medal at the 2016 Pan American Championships. The other options align with details in the text: she gained attention as the first U.S. Olympian to wear a hijab on piste, was on the 2016 U.S. women's fencing team, and used her platform to address misconceptions about Muslim American women.

Answer:

A. Ibtihaj Muhammad won a gold medal at the Pan American Championships in June 2016.