Abukar mohamed ali biography

Somali track athlete

Nasra Ali Abukar (Somali: Nasra Abuukar Cali; born September 15, 2004) is a Somali university student known for her participation in the 100-meter race at the XXXI FISU World University Games in Chengdu, China, in 2021, where she came last.

Her remarkably poor result and perceived lack of athleticism caused international outrage and accusations of nepotism when she was found out to have family ties with the chair of the Somali Athletics Committee.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

XXXI FISU World University Games controversy

Ali Abukar's mother is Deka Adan Dahir, whose sister Asha Adan Dahir held the position of deputy head of delegation for Somalia at the XXXI FISU World University Games and is also a doctor at Banadir Hospital, while her other sister Khadija Adan Dahir chaired the national athletic committee.^[10][11]

On July 26, 2023, during a press rele