Somalia's minister of youth and sports suspended the chairwoman of the country's athletics federation after a female sprinter took more than 21 seconds to complete the 100 meters at the World University Games
Nasra Abukar Ali lined up for the women's 100m at the student games in China but she finished dead last, more than 10 seconds behind the race winner who clocked 11.58 seconds.
"Khadijo Aden Dahir, the Chairwoman of the Somali Athletics Federation, has engaged in acts of abuse of power, nepotism, and defaming the name of the nation in international arena," the minister said in a statement. It did not elaborate on the charge of nepotism.
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