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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.
The Somali Athletics Committee issued an apology regarding the contentious selection of the athlete. Somali Minister of Sports Mohamed Barre also apologized over the incident, [ 20 ] claiming that his ministry was not aware Ali Abukar had been selected to compete at the games, [ 21 ] [ 22 ] and expressed his concern, stating that it was a ...
Somalian female sprinters (6 P, 1 F) Pages in category "Somalian female athletes" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
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.
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 ...
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.
Zamzam Mohamed Farah (born 19 March 1991) is a Somali female athlete from Mogadishu who competes in the Women's 400m. She was one of only two Somali athletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics . [ 1 ]
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