# Zourah Ali (Souhra Ali Mohamed)

> Zourah Ali (b.1994): Djiboutian runner at the 2012 and 2020 Olympics.

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## Who is she?

Zourah Ali, also known as Souhra Ali Mohamed, is a Djiboutian runner born on 23 November 1994 ([Wikipedia, Zourah Ali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zourah_Ali)). She competed at the 2012 and 2020 Summer Olympics (same source).

## Olympics

At [London](/en/diaspora/london/) 2012 she ran the 400 metres in 1:05.37 and did not reach the semi-finals ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zourah_Ali)). She was Djibouti's flag bearer at the opening ceremony (same source). At the 2020 Games in Tokyo she ran the 1500 metres (same source).

## Career

After 2012 she was sponsored by the Republican Guard, the military unit that guards Djibouti's president, and for a time was its only female athlete (same source). She ran at the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo, the 2011 and 2017 Pan Arab Games, the 2019 Arab Championships in Cairo and the 2019 African Games in Rabat (same source). See [Kadra Mohamed Dembil](/en/people/kadra-mohamed-dembil/).

## In short

Djibouti's flag bearer in London 2012 and an Olympian again in Tokyo.

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