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This category is for competitors within the sport of athletics, comprising track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.It is not to be used for competitors in other sports or to categorize anyone who is physically fit, two other definitions of the word athlete.
Pages in category "Somalian female sprinters" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Fartun Abukar Omar;
Mogadishu, Somalia Ali Mohamed Mudey: 18 November 1977 Mogadishu, Somalia Pole vault: 3.50 m Mohamed Osman Yussuf: 1970 Sheikh, Somalia Long jump: 7.35 m Abdulle Noor Wasughe: 24 August 1972 Olympic Games: Munich, West Germany Triple jump: 14.95 m Mohamed Osman Yussuf: 1968 Sheikh, Somalia Shot put: 12.78 m Abdi Omar Koshinga: October 1983 ...
She represented Somalia at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, despite her country having been without a government for thirteen years at that time. She took part in the women's 100 metres race , and finished last in her heat, nonetheless achieving a personal best of 14.29 seconds. [ 2 ]
The video of Ali Abukar's performance garnered significant attention and went viral, surpassing 19.8 million views on Twitter.The video's popularity sparked questions and criticism, as many wondered why an athlete without prior racing experience and apparent lack of preparation was selected by the Ministry of Youth and Sport to represent Somalia.
Somalia's sports minister ordered the nation's track and field chair to be suspended after the athlete finished a very distant last in a 100-meter race. Outcry Erupts Over Outrageously Slow ...
Safia Abukar Hussein (born 1 January 1981) is a sprinter who competed internationally for Somalia.Hussein was the first Somali female to compete at the Olympics for her country [1] [2] when she competed in the 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Samia Yusuf Omar or Samiyo Omar (Somali: Saamiya Yuusuf Cumar; Arabic: سامية يوسف عمر; 25 March 1991 – April 2012) was a sprinter from Somalia.She was one of two Somali athletes who competed for their nation at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.