Zourah Ali [SEP] country of citizenship
Zourah Ali
Zourah Ali (born 23 November 1994 in Ali Sabieh, Djibouti) is a Djiboutian runner. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 400m event, which she completed in 1:05.37 minutes. She did not place high enough in her heat to be qualified to the semifinals as she finished in 44th place and with the second slowest time in that race. After the Olympics, Zourah was sponsored by the Republican Guard, which is the branch of military that guards the president. Zourah was the only female
meet the qualification standard, a country is permitted to enter their best male and best female athlete in one event each, which is how Zourah was qualified.
Gala finished the first heat with a time of 13:21.21, finishing 10th. Although the first five from each heat move on to the finals, the next five fastest times are also qualified, and Gala was fifth on that list. Gala was close to his personal record of 13:17.77 in the first heat, but he finished the final with a time of 13:50.26 and