Somalia competed at the 2019 African Games[1][2] held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco.[1][3] In total, athletes representing Somalia competed in three sports and did not win any medals.
| Somalia at the 2019 African Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | SOM |
| NOC | Somali Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Rabat, Morocco 19 August 2019 – 31 August 2019 | |
| Competitors | 11 (7 men and 4 women) in 3 sports |
| Medals |
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| African Games appearances | |
Athletics edit
Somalia had two male competitors compete in athletics; Abdirashid Yusuf Ali who competed in the men's 800 metres and Abdullahi Jama Mohamed who participated in the men's 1500 metres.[4][5]
Abdirashid Yusuf Ali did not qualify to compete in the semifinals and Abdullahi Jama Mohamed finished in 9th place in the final.[5]
Boxing edit
Four men[note 1] and one women, Ramla Said Ahmed Ali, represented Somalia in the Boxing events at the games. On Ahmed Ali competed in the Women's featherweight event.[6] On 24 August, she lost her match against Marcelat Sakobi Matshu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[7]
Taekwondo edit
Somalia had three women[note 2] and one man, Abdulahi Faud Dahir, participate in Taekwondo at the games in 2019.[8]
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ a b Makokha, Consolata (26 April 2019). "Kenya announce dates for men's All Africa Games qualifiers". The Star. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Kenya to play Ghana in warmup matches for Africa Games basketball qualifiers". Xinhua. Nairobi. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Things you need to know about the Rabat 2019 African Games". Olympic Channel. 27 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "African Games (Athletics) Sport & NOC Entries by Event Somalia". wrs-ag2019g.mev.atos.net. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ a b "2019 African Games – Athletics – Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "African Games (Boxing) Sport & NOC Entries by Event Somalia". wrs-ag2019g.mev.atos.net. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "African Games (Boxing) Results Women's Feather (57kg) Preliminaries". wrs-ag2019g.mev.atos.net. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "African Games (Taekwondo) Sport & NOC Entries by Event Somalia". wrs-ag2019g.mev.atos.net. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
External links edit
- Official website (in Somali)
- NOC Overview – Somalia
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