• Somalia Olympic runner "drowns"
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[QUOTE]A Somali Olympic athlete has reportedly drowned while attempting to reach Europe on a migrant boat. Runner Samia Yusuf Omar was trying to cross from Libya to Italy in April when the boat she was travelling in sank, according to Italian media. The head of Somalia's National Olympic Committee confirmed to the BBC that she had died but did not say how. Samia competed in the 200m event at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 despite having almost no formal training. Although she came in last place, several seconds behind the other competitors, the BBC's Alan Johnston in Rome says it is extraordinary that she was able to take part at all. She had grown up and trained in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, facing war, poverty, a complete lack of athletics facilities and prejudice from some quarters against women participating in sports. According to a profile of Samia on al-Jazeera, she faced death threats and intimidation when she returned to Somalia after the 2008 Olympics, with the Islamist militia al-Shabab controlling parts of the capital. 'We will not forget' In October 2010, the runner is reported to have moved to Ethiopia in search of a coach to help her train for the London 2012 Olympics. What happened between then and her apparent death in the Mediterranean Sea is unclear. According to al-Jazeera, there were no guarantees that she would be accepted to train at the stadium in Addis Ababa - it was dependent on her running times and permission from the Ethiopian Athletics Federation. Reports in Italian media suggest she may have been hoping to find a coach in Europe who could help her reach the London Olympics. Italian newspaper Corriere Della Serra says Samia's fate only came to light when former Somali Olympic athlete Abdi Bile brought it up at a talk. He mentioned Mo Farah, the Somalian runner who moved to the United Kingdom aged 12 and triumphed in this year's Olympics. "We are happy for Mo - he is our pride," he said. "But we will not forget Samia." [/QUOTE] [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19323535[/url] Edit - removed my stupid comment cause i'm an idiot.
[QUOTE=dunkace;37331129][url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19323535[/url] I would almost have sympathy... but illegal immigrant.[/QUOTE] you're an idiot and you should probably turn off your PC and toss it out the nearest window
Wait so cause she was an illegal immigrant trying to find a better life you have no sympathy? Oh wait I forgot that lives are so casually dismissed now. And she probably got most of her training avoiding the shit that goes down in Somalia, sort of like Forrest Gump running from those asshats in the pickup truck.
[QUOTE=dunkace;37331129]I would almost have sympathy... but illegal immigrant.[/QUOTE] If you died I would almost have sympathy... but inspiration for birthcontrol.
you are fucking dumb, holy shit. 'heh, someone manages to actually compete from a country that is basically the definition of anarchy, but they died at sea so heh illegal immigrant B)' jesus edit: you cannot hide your shame [quote=dunkace;37331129]I would almost have sympathy... but illegal immigrant.[/quote]
[QUOTE=dunkace;37331129] I would almost have sympathy... but illegal immigrant.[/QUOTE] Fucking rot.
[QUOTE=JerryK;37331152]you're an idiot and you should probably turn off your PC and toss it out the nearest window[/QUOTE] I'l step that up and jump out of it myself. Was a stupid comment.
[QUOTE=dunkace;37331260]I'l step that up and jump out of it myself. Was a stupid comment.[/QUOTE] Well that backpedaled quickly
Dunkace get out while you can they are handing out the pitchforks and lighting the torches
[QUOTE=Papoose;37331404]Dunkace get out while you can they are handing out the pitchforks and lighting the torches[/QUOTE] I saw...
Bookmarking this thread for future nomination as Dumbest Post 2012.
[QUOTE=dunkace;37331260]I'l step that up and jump out of it myself. Was a stupid comment.[/QUOTE] It's fine, I'm sure you'd save time by sticking a fork in a power outlet so there's that option too.
Yeah who cares about an athlete drowning, some guy made a stupid comment on the internet!
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