Roda Ali Wais

Roda Ali Wais (Somali: Rooda Cali Wacays; born 14 April 1984) is a middle-distance athlete who competed for Djibouti before defecting to Australia.^[1]

Roda Ali Wais

Personal information
Born	(1984-04-14) 14 April 1984 (age 40)
Height	5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight	115 lb (52 kg)
Sport
Country	Djibouti
Sport	Athletics
Event	800m

Ali Wais was only sixteen and the first ever Djiboutian female to represent her country in the Olympics^[2] when she competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, she entered the 800 metres she came last in heat so didn't qualify for the next round.^[3] After the race, Ali Wais defected to Australia with the help of a Somali Australian, where she married an Australian and had children. She did not compete for Djibouti again.^[1]

References

1. "The Long Run". thebigroundtable.com. The Big Roundtable. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
2. "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
3. Sports Reference Profile

External links

• Roda Ali Wais at Olympics.com
• Roda Ali Wais at Olympedia