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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.
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.
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.
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.
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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref. 100 m: 13.23 Hawa Abdullahi Ahmed: 7 August 1987 All-Africa Games: Nairobi, Kenya : 200 m: 28.43 Fowizia Ibrahim: 18 July 1986
One of the Somali entrants at the 2008 Summer Olympics received a great deal of international media attention. Samia Yusuf Omar was a 16 year old sprinter, who had trained at the Mogadishu Stadium and around the city. The determination she showed despite the difficulty and harassment she received by local militia groups in the civil war was ...
Johnny Somali, an American YouTuber known for his inflammatory stunts, became the center of a South Korean investigation that could keep him trapped in the country for a while. The streamer, whose ...