The General Public is hereby advised that the main office of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Marine Resources and Cooperatives will be closed on Monday,August 14th, 2023 to facilitate staff attendance at the funeral service of the late Dr. Lesroy Henry.
Please note that only the sale of animal feed at the Department of Agriculture will be accommodated on that day from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Regular office hours will resume on at 8:00 a.m. The Ministry apologizes for any inconvenience caused by this temporary closure. compete or train – pending the result of a back-up sample.
That process is supposed to remain private, but a week later his result was leaked to the media. His back-up sample then returned an “atypical” result in February – meaning it was neither positive nor negative. Given the rarity of two samples not matching, his ban was removed, but investigations by SIA continued.
In a statement on Tuesday, SIA said “further analysis resulted in varying expert opinions” on Mr Bol’s initial sample, but it had ultimately been “reported as negative”. As a result, the agency announced it had closed the case.
SIA – which has been criticised by Mr Bol’s team and the media for its handling of his matter – said it and appointed any athlete to compete in the event. The Somali Athletics Federation has reportedly agreed to launch an investigation into how Ms Abubakar Ali was selected.
The incident is not the first time Somalia has sparked controversy with its choice of athletes at international athletics events. In 2016, Maryan Nuh Muse ran a sluggish time of 1.10.14 in the 400m at the Rio Olympics. The average time for the event is about 48 seconds.
However, many praised the runner for seeking to take part in the race and for defying the tough conditions faced by Somali women seeking to take part in high-level sport. At the 2012 Olympics in London, Zamzam Mohamed Farah clocked a time of 1:20:48 – some 30 seconds behind the winner.
The athlete was reportedly subjected to death threats throughout the games from some in Somalia who believed women should not participate in sport.
