Ismail Doudai Abakar (born 1 January 2004) is a Qatari hurdler.[1]

Ismail Doudai Abakar
Personal information
NationalityQatari
Born (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 45.85 (Potchefstroom, 2024)
400m hurdles: 47.72 (London, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Qatar
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bangkok 4×400 m relay
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Hangzhou 4×400 m relay
Asian Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Astana 4x400m relay
Asian U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Yecheon 400m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Yecheon 400m hurdles
Arab U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Radès 400m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Radès 400m

Career

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He won gold in the 400m hurdles and silver in the 400m at the 2022 Arab U20 Athletics Championships in Radès, Tunisia.[2][3] He competed at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[4]

In February 2023, he was a silver medalist at the Asian Indoor Championships in the 4x400m relay in Kazakhstan.[5] In May 2023, he lowered his personal best in the 400m hurdles to 49.18 seconds at the 2023 Doha Diamond League.[6]

In June 2023, he was Asian U20 champion over both 400m and 400m hurdles in Yecheon, South Korea. [7][8] In Bangkok in July 2023, he was a bronze medalist as part of the Qatari 4x400m team at the Asian Championships.[9] In October 2023 in Hangzhou he reached the final of the 400 metres at the delayed 2022 Asian Games,[10] and was a silver medalist in the 4x400m relay.[11]

In Potchefstroom, South Africa in March 2024, he ran a personal best time of 48.68 in the 400m hurdles that also met the qualifying standard for the 2024 Paris Olympics Games.[12] In May 2024, he ran as part of the Qatari team at the World Athletics Relay in Nassau, Bahamas.[13] That month, he competed in the 400m hurdles at the 2024 Doha Diamond League.[14] He lowered his 400m hurdles personal best to 47.72 seconds at the London Athletics Meet on 20 July 2024.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Ismail Doudai Abakar". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Men's 400 metres". World Athletics. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Men's 400 metres hurdles". World Athletics. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  4. ^ Smythe, Steve (August 6, 2022). "Jamaican women smash world junior 4x100m record". World Athletics.
  5. ^ "10th Asian Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  6. ^ Juck, Alfonz (May 6, 2023). "Doha Diamond League 2023 Review: Sha'Carri Richardson, Fred Kerley, and Jasmine Camacho-Quinn Shine". Track Alerts. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Oumar wins silver as Qatar finish with six medals". Gulf Times. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  8. ^ Eltayeb, Mohamed (June 8, 2023). "Ismail Abakar adds gold to Qatar's athletic championship medals". Doha News. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Asian Championships". World Athletics. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Abakar in 400m final; handball, basketball 3x3 teams win". Gulf Times. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  11. ^ Eltayeb, Mohamed (October 9, 2023). "Qatar secures 14 medals as curtains fall on 2023 Asian Games". Doha News. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Qatar's Ismail seals Paris Games spot with victory in South Africa". Peninsularqatar. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Men 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Doha Diamond League 2024 Results". Track Alerts. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Record-Breaking Performances Shine at London Diamond League Meet". Watch Athletics. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.