Abdinasir Said Ibrahim
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Abdinasir Said Ibrahim (born July 1, 1989) is a track and field athlete from Somalia
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, he also did not benefit from the consistent coaching, reliable facilities and competitive meets that other elite-level athletes enjoy.
Ibrahim represented Somalia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
, competing in the 5000 metres race
. He finished in 37th place overall and 12th in his first round heat, with a time of 14:21.58. The International Association of Athletics Federations
recorded the time as a personal best.
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
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Career
In preparation for competitive meets in 2008, Ibrahim and fellow athlete Samiya Yusuf Omar trained under difficult circumstances, facing harassment from local militants who interpreted his participation in official track events as compliance with the federal government authorities that they were waging war against. On account of civil unrest in MogadishuMogadishu
Mogadishu , popularly known as Xamar, is the largest city in Somalia and the nation's capital. Located in the coastal Benadir region on the Indian Ocean, the city has served as an important port for centuries....
, he also did not benefit from the consistent coaching, reliable facilities and competitive meets that other elite-level athletes enjoy.
Ibrahim represented Somalia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, competing in the 5000 metres race
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metres
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:- Heat 1 :Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final....
. He finished in 37th place overall and 12th in his first round heat, with a time of 14:21.58. The International Association of Athletics Federations
International Association of Athletics Federations
The International Association of Athletics Federations is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. It was founded in 1912 at its first congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation...
recorded the time as a personal best.