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]
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^ ab. 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.
roda, wais, somali, rooda, cali, wacays, middle, distance, athlete, competed, djibouti, before, defecting, australia, personal, informationborn, 1984, april, 1984, height5, weight115, sportcountry, djiboutisportathleticsevent, 800mali, wais, only, sixteen, fir. Roda Ali Wais Somali Rooda Cali Wacays is a middle distance athlete who competed for Djibouti before defecting to Australia 1 Roda Ali WaisPersonal informationBorn 1984 04 14 14 April 1984 age 38 Height5 2 Weight115 lb 52 kg SportCountry DjiboutiSportAthleticsEvent s 800mAli 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 ProfileExternal links EditRoda Ali Wais at the International Olympic Committee Roda Ali Wais at Olympedia This biographical article relating to Djiboutian athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roda Ali Wais amp oldid 1036660079, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
