# Fathia Ali Bouraleh (Fadxiya Cali Buraale)

> Fathia Ali Bouraleh (born 1987): Djiboutian sprinter at the 2008 Olympics, now a coach in Djibouti.

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## Who is she?

Fathia Ali Bouraleh is a sprinter who competes for Djibouti, born on 14 October 1987 ([Wikipedia, Fathia Ali Bouraleh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fathia_Ali_Bouraleh)). See [Somalis in Djibouti](/en/diaspora/djibouti/).

## Running

She began training in 2004 at her high school, where a coach gave her running shoes and offered to tutor her ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fathia_Ali_Bouraleh)). She trained in a stadium because people threw stones and insults at her when she ran in the streets, even in long trousers and a headscarf (same source).

At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing she ran the 100 metres as Djibouti's second woman Olympian, wearing her headscarf, and clocked 14.29 seconds in her heat (same source).

## Coaching

She now coaches the Girls Run 2 club in Djibouti city, providing equipment and financial support to its athletes ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fathia_Ali_Bouraleh)).

## In short

A Djiboutian sprinter who ran at the 2008 Olympics and now coaches girls in Djibouti.

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