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In the scoring system of World Athletics, the international governing body for track and field, points are awarded based on performance, with a maximum of 1,400 points for women who finish the 100 m in 10.12 seconds or less. Ali Abukar's time of 21.81 seconds, though slower than the qualifying standard, would still award just 1 point.
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.
Maryan Nuh Muse (born January 1, 1997) is a Somali sprinter. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 400 metres race; her time of 1:10.14 in the heats. Prior to the Olympics, she competed at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games and her training was in a stadium in Mogadishu. She believes Somali athletes' are working hard for the next ...
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 ...
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.
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.
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 ...
From the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, onwards, Somalia reduced its contingent at each Games down to two competitors, one male and one female. This change meant that Somalia fielded female athletes for the first time, Safia Abukar Hussein becoming the first women to compete for her country at the Olympics. [2]