Somalia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Somalia at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | SOM | ||||||||
| NOC | Somali Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 2 in 1 sport | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Duran Farah | ||||||||
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Somalia sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country's participation at Beijing marked its seventh in the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1972 Games. The delegation included two track and field athletes: sprinter Samiya Yuusf Omar and long-distance runner Abdinasir Said Ibrahim. Neither athlete progressed past the first round of their respective competitions. Omar's story, having trained in Mogadishu during the Somali Civil War, was covered by the media at the time, and later featured in a graphic novel following her death.
Somalia participated in seven Summer Olympics between its debut in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The highest number of Somalians participating at any single Summer Games was seven at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, United States. No Somalian has ever won a medal at an Olympics.
Abdinasir Said Ibrahim was chosen to compete in the Men's 5000 metres and Samiya Yuusf Omar in the Women's 200 metres. Somalian official Duran Farah was chosen as the nation's flag bearer for the Parade of Nations.
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