The slowest female runner 100m in history

Abukar completed the 100m distance in a time of 21 seconds 81, was far behind his opponents and finished about 10 seconds behind the leader. According to British newspaper Sportmail, this is the worst 100m running achievement recorded in the history of international competitions.

The video of the race has attracted great attention on social media and raised the question of why Somalia would send runners lacking both experience and preparation to a big event. Abukar is said to be the granddaughter of the vice president of the Somali Athletics Federation, Khadija Adan Dahir, and her selection to participate in the tournament in Chengdu this summer is purely a "son of father".

Elham Garaad, who posted the viral video on Twitter, wrote: "Somalia Ministry of Youth and Sports should resign. Disappointing to see such incompetent agency. How can they choose a girl who hasn't passed yet. training to represent Somalia? It's really shocking and doesn't reflect well on our country on the international stage."

In a later post on Twitter, Garaad wrote: "That's the granddaughter of the President of the Somali Athletics Federation. What are you expecting? Somalia has good athletes, but when it comes to money it's a bit of a stretch. another matter".

Garaad also posted a screenshot of a Facebook post by Dahir congratulating his granddaughter on being selected for the World Student Games.

According to Newsweek, the Somali Athletics Federation has opened an investigation into why Abukar was selected to participate in the tournament in China, when this runner did not enter the finish line because he was too slow.

It's not the first time Somalia has had a bad track record when it comes to international running. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Maryan Nuh Muse ran the 400m with a time of 1 minute 10 seconds 14. Even so, she is still hailed as an inspiration for despite the extremely harsh conditions in Somalia to compete in the Olympic Games. highest level.

At London 2012, Zamzam Mohamed Farah - who was inspired by British track and field legend Mo Farah - ran the 400m in 1 minute 20 seconds 48, after which the winner was about 30 seconds.

At the time, the media revealed Zamzam's shocking training conditions, including a route known as the "death road" - where runners sometimes have to dodge bullets fired at them. She also received death threats on social media from people who said that women should not compete in sports.