Reigning African Women’s High Jump champion, Rose Amoanemaah Yeboah, failed to progress to the finals in the Women’s High Jump in the 2024 Olympic Games. Making her debut as well as becoming the first Ghanaian female high jumper to compete at the Olympics, she qualified from the prelims on the third attempt. Rose, initially, failed the first two before clearing the 1.88m on the third attempt to progress to the next round. However, after yet another three attempts, the Ghanaian rising star failed to clear the 1.92m and make it to the final. She eventually finished 14th, narrowly missing out…

Somali runner Nasra Abukar Ali, who recently became the subject of international attention, being named on social media as the "slowest ever". After a viral video showed her participating in a race, she has responded to the criticism she received. In a statement shared online, Abukar expressed her dismay at being labeled the "worst athlete in history" and defended her representation of her country despite being injured. Slowest Ever Recorded time in international competitions The video, which quickly spread on social media, captured the race at a university games competition in Chengdu, China. Nasra Abubakar Ali, representing Somalia, took nearly…

A viral 100m race in China has caused a major scandal in Somalia's athletics community. The viral video, which showed a Somali woman far behind the other runners, has led to the suspension of Khadijo Aden Dahir, the chairwoman of the Somali Athletics Federation. The incident has sparked outrage and accusations of nepotism, as the runner was not a trained athlete. The Ministry's reaction The country's Ministry of Youth and Sports stated that Dahir will face legal proceedings for "abuse of power, nepotism, and defaming the name of the nation." The sports minister, Mohamed Barre Mohamud, has apologized, stating that…