Bouha Sidi

Salam Bouha Ahamdy Sidi (Arabic: سلم أحمدي بوها / بوها سيدي / سلام بوها أحمدي سيدي; born 30 August 2000), also known as Bouha Sidi, is a Mauritian sprinter. She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 100 metres.^[1]

Ahamdy was born on 30 August 2000.^[2] She trained in Nouakchott at the Nouakchott Olympic Stadium.^[3][4] Ahamdy was coached by 2010 European 200 m champion Myriam Soumaré, who represented France but was also of Mauritanian descent. Soumaré would accompany Ahamdy to the 2024 Olympics.^[5] She was overseen by the president of the Mauritanian Olympic Committee, Abdelrahman Othman, who contracted her coach and organized additional training for Ahamdy in France.^[6]

Before the Olympics, Ahamdy participated in a competition organized by the Mauritanian National Olympic and Sports Committee to test her preparation.^[7]

She was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics to compete in the 100 metres.^[8] She arrived in Paris on 22 July and was also her country's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the games.^[9][10] Ahamdy was making her first appearance at the games.^[2] She qualified via universality place. She competed on 2 August 2024, bring drawn in heat one in the preliminaries. Ahamdy finished eight out of nine athletes in her heat and 33rd overall with a time of 13.71 seconds, failing to qualify for the heats round.^[11] During her race, one of her competitors, Lucia Moris of South Sudan, fell to the ground after a leg injury. After Ahamdy finished her race she came over to help Moris.^[12]

Ahamdy was dissatisfied with her 100 m Olympic performance.^[13]