Failuna Abdi Matanga Explained

Failuna Abdi Matanga
Nationality:	Tanzanian
Sport:	Long-distance running
Event:	10,000 metres
Birth Date:	28 October 1992
Birth Place:	Dodoma-Kondoa-Hachwi

Failuna Abdi Matanga (born 28 October 1992) is a Tanzanian long-distance runner.^[1] She competed in the women's 10,000 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.^[2] In 2019, she competed in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark.^[3] She finished in 16th place.^[3]

In June 2021, she qualified to represent Tanzania at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Failuna Abdi Matanga . IAAF . 11 August 2017.
2. Web site: 10,000 Metres Women . IAAF . 11 August 2017.
3. Web site: Senior women's race. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200627195835/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6265/AT-XSE-W-f----.RS6.pdf?v=21598225. 27 June 2020. 27 June 2020. 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
4. Web site: Only three athletes to represent Tanzania at Tokyo Olympic games. 2021-06-20. The Citizen. en.