Roda Ali Wais (Somali: Rooda Cali Wacays; born 14 April 1984) is a middle-distance athlete who competed for Djibouti before defecting to Australia.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 April 1984 |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) |
| Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Djibouti |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 800m |
Ali Wais was only sixteen and the first ever Djiboutian female to represent her country in the Olympics[2] when she competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, she entered the 800 metres she came last in heat so didn't qualify for the next round.[3] After the race, Ali Wais defected to Australia with the help of a Somali Australian, where she married an Australian and had children. She did not compete for Djibouti again.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "The Long Run". thebigroundtable.com. The Big Roundtable. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Sports Reference Profile
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