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Kamia Yousufi

Kamia Yousufi (Persian: کیمیا یوسفی; born 20 May 1996 in Mashhad, Iran[1]) is an Afghan female sprinter. Her parents are originally from Kandahar.

Kamia Yousufi
Personal information
NationalityAfghan
Born (1996-05-20) May 20, 1996 (age 26)
Mashhad, Iran
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)100 meters, 200 meters
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 13.29 s (Tokyo 2020)
200m: 30.39 s (Guwarahati 2016)

Career

She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the women's 100 metres, where she finished in 22nd place in the preliminary round with a time of 14.02 seconds, a national record.[2][3] She did not advance to round 1.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Yousufi and Farzad Mansouri carried Afghanistan's flag at the Opening Ceremony.[4] Competing at the 100 metres she finished sixth in the first preliminary heat running a time of 13.29 seconds which was a new personal best and a national record.[5]

In August 2021, as the 2021 Taliban offensive overran the country, Yousufi fled from Afghanistan to Iran.[6]

References

  1. ^ . 90tv.ir. 19 May 1395. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016.
  2. ^ . rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  3. ^ Millward, David (12 August 2016). "Saudi Arabian sprinter Kariman Abuljadayel makes history as first woman from the kingdom to compete in 100 metres at the Olympics" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Athletics flag bearers help to light up Olympic Opening Ceremony in Tokyo | FEATURES | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org.
  5. ^ . Olympics.com. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  6. ^ Fassihi, Farnaz (19 August 2021). "A 17-year-old Afghan soccer player died falling from a U.S. evacuation plane". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for   Afghanistan
Tokyo 2020
Succeeded by
Incumbent

External links


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