Somalia competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, held in Singapore from 14 August to 26 August 2010. The nation was represented by the Somali Olympic Committee, which sent a total of two athletes to compete in one sport, athletics. The flagbearer at the opening ceremony for the nation was athlete Abdulahi Kulow.[1] Somalia's Olympic team was one of the 106 that did not win a single medal at the Games.
| Somalia at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | SOM |
| NOC | Somali Olympic Committee |
| in Singapore | |
| Competitors | 2 (1 man, 1 woman) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Abdulahi Kulow |
| Medals |
|
| Summer Youth Olympics appearances | |
Athletics
editAthletics was the only sport Somalia participated in. All two athletes did not make it to the medal final, but instead entered the non-medal ranking finals to compete with other athletes who similarly did not make the mark.[2]
Boys
edit- Track and Road Events
| Athletes | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Abdulahi Kulow | Boys’ 1000m | 2:36.17 | 17 qB | 2:34.47 | 19 |
Girls
edit- Track and Road Events
| Athletes | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Hani Abdirahman Muse | Girls’ 400m | DNF qD | DNS | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "List of NOC Flag Bearers for Opening Ceremony" (PDF) (Press release). Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee. 14 August 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- ^ "Schedule/Results". Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee. Archived from the original (data tables) on August 26, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
External links
edit- Competitors List: Somalia[permanent dead link] – Singapore 2010 official site
- Schedule/Results – Singapore 2010 official site