Ahmed Ali (born 15 November 1993) is a

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

ese sprinter. He competed in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, but was disqualified in the first round. He also competed in the 200 at the

2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ...

, finishing in a seventh place tie with Jaysuma Saidy Ndure in the opening round. Ali attended and ran for

Alief Hastings High School Alief Hastings High School is a public high school in the Alief area of Houston, Texas, United States. Originally Alief Junior-Senior High School, which became Alief Middle School, housed all of the secondary students in the district. The s ...

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, South Plains College and the University of Alabama.

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* Living people 1993 births Track and field athletes from Houston Sudanese male sprinters American male sprinters African-American track and field athletes American male track and field athletes World Athletics Championships athletes for Sudan Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Sudan 21st-century American sportsmen 21st-century African-American sportspeople {{Sudan-athletics-bio-stub