The Somali Ministry of Youth and Sports said in a statement, "The ministry conducted an investigation into the participants of the recent games in China. The results revealed that Nasro Abukar Ali was not an athlete or runner. The President of the Somali Athletics Federation, Khadijo Aden Dahir, has committed acts of abuse of authority, nepotism and defaming the name of the nation in the international arena."

WHAT HAPPENED?

Recently, the footage of Somali runner Abukar Ali in the women's 100 metres race at the 31st Summer World University Games in China became a hot topic on social media. In the images shared, Abukar Ali did not look 'fit' and had a 'potbelly'. In addition, while other runners finished the race in a short time, it was seen that Abukar Ali completed the race by running at a light pace. Somali users who watched the video on social media said, "Why are we embarrassing the whole nation like this?" while others said, "This must be a joke".