Sha Mahmood Noor Zahi Explained

Sha Mahmood Noor Zahi
Nationality:	Afghanistan
Birth Date:	21 March 1991
Country:	Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	100 m
Pb:	100 m: 10.64

Sha Mahmood Noor Zahi (21 March 1991) is an Afghan sprinter.

After getting an Olympic Scholarship, Noor Zahi was selected by World Athletics on an universality place to represent Afghanistan at the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.^[1] He ran in the men's 100 metres' preliminary round after staying in Omuta.^[2] Although Noor Zahi placed seventh in the preliminary round and thus did not advance, his time of 11.4 set a new national record.^{[3] [4]}

Noor Zahi qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics where he finished 4th in his Preliminary heat, one spot shy of advancing, and lowered his national record to 10.64.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sha Mahmood NOOR ZAHI. olympics.com. 2021-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210903054900/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1307919-noor-zahi-sha-mahmood.htm. live.
2. Web site: ページが見つかりません。. 2022-02-10. www.city.omuta.lg.jp. 2022-01-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20220130073035/https://www.city.omuta.lg.jp/_error/error404.html. live.
3. Web site: Afghanistan’s Shah Mahmood Noor Zahi Competes at Tokyo Olympics . TOLOnews. 31 July 2021.
4. Web site: National records as good as gold for Afghan sprinters in Tokyo. Reuters. 7 July 2021.
5. Web site: Afghan Women Head To Olympics On Equal Footing . Rferl.org. 27 June 2024. Ibrahimi, Faiza.