A clip of the race, from Chinese state TV, has since gone viral. As the rest of the fields crosses the finish line, Nasra Ali Abukar of Somalia, at one point completely out of frame, flounders nearly 10 seconds behind, finishing at around half the speed of her closest competitor. She crosses the finish line at a lackadaisical pace, appearing to skip as she does so.
Somalia has sent runners to success on the world stage, including Ali Idow Hassan, who competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics andCorrection: An earlier version of this article reported that runner Ali Idow Hassan came in third in a race in Djibouti. He came in second. The article has been corrected.
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