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Zourah Ali (Souhra Ali Mohamed)
Zourah Ali, also known as Souhra Ali Mohamed (born 23 November 1994), is a Djiboutian runner. She ran the 400 metres at the 2012 London Olympics, where she was Djibouti's flag bearer, and the 1500 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Who is she?
Zourah Ali, also known as Souhra Ali Mohamed, is a Djiboutian runner born on 23 November 1994 (Wikipedia, Zourah Ali). She competed at the 2012 and 2020 Summer Olympics (same source).
Olympics
At London 2012 she ran the 400 metres in 1:05.37 and did not reach the semi-finals (Wikipedia). 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.
In short
Djibouti's flag bearer in London 2012 and an Olympian again in Tokyo.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Zourah Ali · en.wikipedia.org
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