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Fathia Ali Bouraleh (Fadxiya Cali Buraale)
Fathia Ali Bouraleh (born 14 October 1987) is a sprinter from Djibouti who ran the 100 metres at the 2008 Beijing Olympics as Djibouti's second woman Olympian, competing in a headscarf. She now coaches the Girls Run 2 club in Djibouti city.
Who is she?
Fathia Ali Bouraleh is a sprinter who competes for Djibouti, born on 14 October 1987 (Wikipedia, Fathia Ali Bouraleh). See Somalis in Djibouti.
Running
She began training in 2004 at her high school, where a coach gave her running shoes and offered to tutor her (Wikipedia). 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).
In short
A Djiboutian sprinter who ran at the 2008 Olympics and now coaches girls in Djibouti.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Fathia Ali Bouraleh · en.wikipedia.org
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