Zourah Ali ( born 23 November 1994 in Ali Sabieh , Djibouti ) is a Djiboutian runner . She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 400m event , which she completed in 1:05.37 minutes . She did not place high enough in her heat to be qualified to the semifinals as she finished in 44th place and with the second slowest time in that race . After the Olympics , Zourah was sponsored by the Republican Guard , which is the branch of military that guards the president . Zourah was the only female athlete for the Republican Guard for a period of time , but with the addition of athletes such as Kadra Mohamed Dembil , they expanded their female team . She was the flag bearer for Djibouti at the opening ceremony
opening ceremony
2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
Zourah Ali