# Ali Idow Hassan (Cali Iidow Xasan)

> Ali Idow Hassan (born 1998): Somali middle-distance runner at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympics.

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## Who is he?

Ali Idow Hassan is a Somali middle-distance runner, born on 1 July 1998 ([Wikipedia, Ali Idow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Idow)).

## Tokyo 2020

He was selected for the 1500 metres at the Tokyo Olympics, held in 2021 ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Idow)). Before the Games he met President [Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed](/en/people/mohamed-abdullahi-farmaajo/) at the presidential palace in Mogadishu, with the sports minister Hamse Said Hamse (same source). He carried Somalia's flag at the opening ceremony and ran a personal best of 3:43.96, tenth in his heat (same source).

## 2022 to 2024

At the 2022 African Championships he ran a personal best of 1:49.03 in the 800 metres and reached the semi-finals ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Idow)). He was the only athlete from Somalia in any sport to qualify for the 2024 Olympics, and ran the 800 metres in Paris in August 2024 (same source; [Olympics.com](https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/ali-idow-hassan_1897302)).

## In short

A Somali runner who carried the flag in Tokyo and was Somalia's only qualifier for Paris 2024.

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