Sha Mahmood Noor Zahi

{{short description|Afghan sprinter (born 1991)}}

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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.{{Cite web|title=Sha Mahmood NOOR ZAHI|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1307919-noor-zahi-sha-mahmood.htm|access-date=|website=olympics.com|archive-date=2021-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903054900/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1307919-noor-zahi-sha-mahmood.htm|url-status=live}} He ran in the men's 100 metres' preliminary round after staying in Omuta.{{Cite web|title=ページが見つかりません。|url=https://www.city.omuta.lg.jp/_error/error404.html|access-date=2022-02-10|website=www.city.omuta.lg.jp|archive-date=2022-01-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130073035/https://www.city.omuta.lg.jp/_error/error404.html|url-status=live}} Although Noor Zahi placed seventh in the preliminary round and thus did not advance, his time of 11.4 set a new national record.{{Cite web|url=https://tolonews.com/sport-173862|website=TOLOnews|title=Afghanistan’s Shah Mahmood Noor Zahi Competes at Tokyo Olympics |date=31 July 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/national-records-good-gold-afghan-sprinters-tokyo-2021-07-07/|publisher=Reuters|title=National records as good as gold for Afghan sprinters in Tokyo|date=7 July 2021}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-women-paris-olympics/33012173.html|website=Rferl.org|title=Afghan Women Head To Olympics On Equal Footing |date=27 June 2024|author=Ibrahimi, Faiza}}