Gravitas: Viral video of a Somalian runner creates controversy

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[@kornbob2665]

Congratulations! Somalia has set a World Record in International Arena. 🎉👏

[@khadraabukarhussein3437]

Thank you😂we except.ur congrqtulation😊

[@jalal6529]

Actually the country produces a lot well-known runners, even though they don't run for Somalia at the moment. In addition, there is a man who qualified for the finals in these very games.

[@realalfredcharly]

Loved the fact that they included a "normal" person to show how ridiculously fast these athletes are!

[@mirandaal4541]

Haha

[@therootoflife5290]

Ahahaaaaa

[@suzanne26slinger]

🤞

[@Micke12312]

That is not normal

[@user-pg5io2eq6g]

At least Somalia set a world record...

[@Int868]

As a Somali, I can tell you. She is not supposed to be there. She does not even look fit. Due to nepotism and corruption, she was selected for the role. Smh 🤦🏾‍♂️ this is messed up. She embarrassed us!! If she was escaping famine, she would have been more fit. She is well connected and pudgy

[@bontlemaodi5502]

Is she related to someone in power?

[@ahmedjarttu5013]

True connection 😂😂

[@renjia3504]

Yeah lol she let y'all down so hard 😂 US here where ganna definitely make a couple of memes about it

[@poorindiansanddogsarenotal1276]

@@bontlemaodi5502 yes the minister of the sport and her are same clan

[@poorindiansanddogsarenotal1276]

@@renjia3504 are you negro? Just saying because it's mostly them who are jealous of somalis arabs white people etc

[@tampanomad8426]

That girl is not suffering from a food crisis.

[@omarionbayley9721]

It was the skip when she pass the finish line for me😂😂😂

[@Beattherapist2deathinsexdreams]

Lol all the track athletes can tell she’s tired tired! 🤣🤣

[@WandiaNjama]

Me too 😂😂😂

[@jazminsanchez8046]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀

[@munirayussuf8558]

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@awiljama5234]

The fired director is her aunt. The president of Somalia faced a similar situation when someone asked him why his daughter was running several ministries. He said he had no problem with nepotism.

[@vindersingh25]

She is not a runner, she is a trackstar.

[@paniironald814]

I prefer to call her a REEL GIRL with few or no followers who is sitting and eating having no work but fiddling on the Internet with some guys and suddenly deciding to become an athlete like a fairy tale.

[@dcmhsotaeh]

True Olympic spirit. Participation rather than winning

[@Kimhalvor]

😂😂😂 Thanks bro. For a real good laugh! Greetings from Copenhagen in Denmark 🇩🇰.

[@oracle-fx]

This seems worse than participation. She seemed like she didn't want to be there at all.

[@souldreamer9056]

If there was one runner like this in every race, I’d start watching sports.

[@ristau]

Let's not mock the great nation of Somalia.

[@michaelmutiso7552]

they make it so hard not to

[@student798]

Love Somalia - relaxed mode❤

[@BethBirhe-vo5nl]

The runners finish the race, drinking water, taking pics, signing autographs and there goes Somalia still running..that skip at the end is more like…oh man where did everybody go?

[@jazminsanchez8046]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nima3696]

AS SOMALI WE ARE PROUD OF HER ....SHE GOT THE SLOWEST RECORD RUN OF THE WORLD.....👏👏👏....THIS IS NOT A SHAME...GO GIRL!!!!.WE DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE WORLD.....

[@nidabatayan3047]

😂🤣😅😆

[@jagjitsingh6916]

Yes girl go, go apply asylum. She didn't even go back. Stupid somali.

[@abmayo8330]

Shut up and sit down

[@Rendarth1]

A true "but you have heard of me" moment.

[@michaelmutiso7552]

@@Rendarth1 pathetic these people

[@therootoflife5290]

Nasra made all cameras concentrate on her and forgot about the rest....Thank you Nasra

[@stephaniefitness4113]

The little skip at the end is the cherry on the cake 😂

[@alina16garofalo30]

Lol 😂I can’t

[@meleketmedia-5596]

Maybe she is here to prank the world

[@foreignking23]

Congratulations nasra we all proud of you for at least trying much love from Atlanta Ga 💛💛🖤.

[@therootoflife5290]

True indeed

[@christinwaswa4640]

Just wow😢

[@osmangiire1349]

She is very close relative of the current president of Somalia. She is very well off relatively speaking 😂in fact, she is very well nourished as you can see😮 much more well nourished than most of Indians or even Pakistanis , shall we say? The problem is nepotism and that is how she ended up being disgrace to herself and to her country 😊

[@crimsonsea3447]

She identified as Somalia's fastest.

[@Linkwii64]

She not even trying. Just there for the 5 seconds of fame.

[@coffeeshinjuku497]

20 seconds of shame

[@nanyanguo1]

Funny somalia thinks she is a sprinter . With her shape , she is better off participate in shot putt. Anyway she is sporting enough to finish her 100m . 👍👍 to her n somalia for providing some comic relief

[@aliaothman5564]

If we are Somalis we have many records not only this record Mo Farah and Abdi Bille They're originally From Somalia 🇸🇴🇩🇯 and they won Olympics gold❤ So we aren't easy❤ Long live my people🇸🇴🇩🇯❤️

[@mahdnova3465]

Runta fiican dumarka somali waa gabdho calol weyn

[@simenyasikhulu]

Yeah. The Somali are good athletes. Abdi a running champion of Canada is a Somali. Abdi Jeylan the athlete who won a gold medal in World Athletics Championship was a Simali from Etbiopia .

[@osmangiire1349]

Excuses for “Culusoow “ family😂

[@aliaothman5564]

​@@mahdnova3465 Faaraxoow edeb yeelo

[@aliaothman5564]

@simenyasikhulu Ohh yeah Thanks 😊

[@tarmotyyri6733]

One more piece of evidence about the quality of news from WION.

[@GSN1990]

Not clear . Can you pls explain how this is an evidence of quality?

[@orionprime2899]

@@GSN1990 Means it pointless to make this issue as news. Not really newsworthy.

[@earthtothe9791]

@@orionprime2899 exactly, and she paused like she was waiting for people surprise reaction, 45sec and few sentence is enough for this one, majority of main stream media just title and 45 sec of her clips to finished line. No comments needed.

[@earthtothe9791]

I know she was reading from the teleprompter.

[@Fuuuntiiime]

At least she finished ❤

[@webabhi]

So the president of Somalia's athletics federation is like Zoya Akhtar and this sprinter is like one of the star kids in Archies film.

[@ezekieldaisi5109]

Wow... Somalia and Nasra just broke an unwanted record!!! The slowest athlete in international history. Kudos Somalia, keep the records coming

[@anthonydsouza4011]

Politics aside... Don't know the reason they sent her.. But she ran.. She did her best. Congrats dear.

[@dextermorganbloodspattersp6382]

She Believed in a Higher Power to Finnish Her in First place Champion 🏆 of Disillusioned People

[@araksanelmi8816]

And also Abdi Bille, he's one of our international runners😍😍

[@sadamali6691]

She said when the competition is about to start moments before, that she has got some muscle problem,but i hope she will come back the next year to prove you wrong.

[@poorindiansanddogsarenotal1276]

She's a lier she was brought there because of corruption. She deserves the shame

[@someguy-_-3882]

By running 20s

[@anthonysavio3875]

I will always side with the weaker party despite all criticism.

[@blurredgreyalien]

hopefully she will improves the time in near future, tp break her own record. give them supportive comments, somalia is trying to be among the world, this is just world university meet.. why indian felt so proud

[@poorindiansanddogsarenotal1276]

She deserve the shame because she was brought there because she related to the president clan

[@rayhassan3302]

All they had to do is dress up a guy as a gurl and win the race

[@krasavam1625]

yes, my thought is that at least they didc not send a trans LOL

[@neilmccoy9390]

It is reported that the runner is the niece of the President of the Somali Athletics Federation

[@GabrieleMeurer]

It seems to be a very joke. There might be a deeper meaning in this. Keep us informed, thank you.

[@donaldwatkins4781]

Like her country she always finishes last!

[@mireabdirizak2964]

Imagine Her Brother Was back then Abdi Bile Abdi Google that Man

[@simenyasikhulu]

Probably she had an injury. Somalia has produced very good athletes.

[@krasavam1625]

not this time LOL

[@aliaothman5564]

If we are Somalis we have many records not only this record Mo Farah and Abdi Bille They're originally From Somalia 🇸🇴🇩🇯 and they won Olympics gold❤ So we aren't easy❤ Long live my people🇸🇴🇩🇯❤️

[@therootoflife5290]

Congratulations Nasra, getting zero in exams is much difficult than getting 100% .... and you did it beautifully....!!! Nasra for champion!!!!!

[@sosure]

this is great news, absolutely HILARIOUS! I am inspired and want to compete now as well!

[@kiroualex1]

Looks like she’s running for the first time of her life

[@centurione6489]

Blame it on colonization.

[@yomeyo6622]

Am I losing wifi every now and then while watching this video? Or is the news anchor losing wifi and buffering?

[@grantfindlater290]

Surely you have to provide recognized, recorded times before entering an international athletic event.

[@Animeso]

who knows she might be in pain?

[@daudajamada3422]

What a Mess!!! A very huge mess!!!

[@biohazardkc4545]

Well good for her lol she made history in the books and will be remember which most us will not be remember when we die

[@therootoflife5290]

Very true....Nasra is genius

[@praveenkodavati9505]

Christian - 1st 🥇 Atheist. - 2nd 🥈 Buddist - 3rd 🥉 Muslim - last 🍖 Hindhu -absent🙄

[@nanyanguo1]

she is faster than me.

[@kuchojoe500]

She is the best sprinter

[@Mohamedkallon569]

Its called love ❤❤❤❤

[@Micke12312]

Huh?

[@modernmogli5155]

That's what happens when you choose talent over corruption , nepotism and favouritism

[@indian2003]

Slow and steady wins the race.

[@captainredpill4135]

Legend says shes still running to the finish line to this day 😂😂😂😂

[@paniironald814]

She was warming up for the race or rather coming for a morning walk yet others had already finished the race. I like her confidence to compete with the champions without training though😇😇😇😇😛😛😛

[@whaddoiknow6519]

The runners in the next race are lining up, waiting for her to clear the track.

[@darlingtonnosa9359]

She just collected the award of the worst sprinter in the history of human race 😮

[@therootoflife5290]

Nasra is another new wonder of the world ...Go Nasra Go!!!!

[@leecollicut3004]

She said the white man was holding her back.

[@lifematters7657]

But how and where was she selected...

[@anandimukherjee5808]

Yes. We could tell she is not a runner. Why sending her for a running event then?

[@krasavam1625]

and all this clothes, she should of wear a coat too

[@kingapple9141]

This is a new world record 😂

[@muzysaybum]

Somalia going places.

[@thavatutor]

Still going....

[@newjourney9220]

Why the presenter need to pause after every sentence?

[@manasataAmbazonia]

She took her jolly good time

[@kelly3918]

Imagine after the two second ,the entire world was just watching on her,saying what was that ?

[@selectiveroots]

😂😂😂😂

[@oneflash5034]

Commedy at its best!.😂😂

[@PinkFloydsfan]

I am 40 years old overweight man and I did 100m in 16s just a other day. 😅

[@latifahiman9848]

Talking about nothing!!! You go girl… who care about NEGATIVE people

[@someguy-_-3882]

I rly hope this is satire

[@FunTimeGhz]

Their goal was participation. They did it.

[@cyrusthegreat3081]

She was forcibly circumcised and she wants to make a point!

[@sabyasaci]

At least good to run on the track rather then being a suiside bomber....

[@User47899]

Islamophobe🤢

[@sabyasaci]

@@User47899 proudly.....

[@BugBoy477]

Please educate yourself

[@sabyasaci]

@@BugBoy477 I am from madrasa...

[@BugBoy477]

@@sabyasaci What

[@osmansaid4601]

She make more news then the winner

[@jbptv2745]

Reminds me of elementary children race

[@nobodyknows2919]

This is what happens when your uncle is "the captain now" 😂

[@seriousman1306]

This somaliyan runner gave message that the food crisis has now over in his country 😂

[@mansorsabah]

They didnt have time to ready for the competirion. nobody wanted to represent. Somalia would lose face. This lady stood and agreed to run. What she had only sportmanship. That what the sport need. Not drug not cheating. She should be given a medal by the lover of sport.

[@antonykongondo592]

She delibarately decided not to run faster

[@mahdnova3465]

There is no hunger in Somalia is the refugee camps in Kenya dadab, and no she is not defecting to China infact I know her personally she's in Mogadishu right now

[@asegoful]

Has there ever been a speed limit in athletics?

[@someguy-_-3882]

Lower or upper bound?

[@danielaramburo7648]

This is embarrassing.

[@alina16garofalo30]

Shit she runs slower than when I’m running just to pace myself. What the heck is going on who she would die in a long distance run let alone a short one

[@captainredpill4135]

Somalia was disqualified from every race for the next 50 years 😂

[@chesterphiri7523]

Maybe something went wrong

[@captainredpill4135]

😂😂😂😂they keep replaying the video 😂😂wion petty

[@ramatgan1]

It is not 'Somalian' it is Somali. Can't you even afford researchers??

[@cinnamongirl5410]

This is what nepotism finally gives you, the worst of the bunch gaining the top tiers, for nothing. Offering norhing.

[@briankean7153]

She would still beat me in that race I'd be still running 🏃

[@someguy-_-3882]

Hit the gym or are you an amputee

[@prethvishkashyap7965]

She is faster than me.

[@scrillthebeast2066]

She skipped all the side quests 💀

[@BethBirhe-vo5nl]

Leave it to Somalians to give everyone a nice chuckle. The dress code and I don’t mean the covering up, the skip at the end and lack of respect for everyone is just pure comedy lol

[@TheEndermanNestGPage]

We want all the records Mo Farah for the fastest and her for the slowest

[@dredgerivers7730]

Great athletes really only compete with themselves.

[@yomeyo6622]

This girl definitely does not have food or water shortage issues... she looks like she ate 2 somalians for lunch.

[@bhavanapkumar1638]

Because of “the book” and the believers believe she can …

[@frankbeane1071]

Huh?!

[@orionprime2899]

@@frankbeane1071 He's referring about the Quran.

[@mikeolawale9248]

Maybe she’s the daughter of the president or the daughter of the sport minister.

[@satyabansahoo6075]

Keep a Quran at the finish line, and then see how she can break the international record 😌

[@geoffsullivan4063]

I'd say that slow is far too slow.

[@AhmedMohamed-tv6kr]

Zoomalia is what I call that government and I am Somali. If they can’t manage sports how could they run a government????????! Out of the UN. Thanks to UN, Zoomalia exists on papers.