Abubaker Ali Kamal Explained

Abubaker Ali Kamal (born 8 November 1983) is a Qatari runner who has specialized mostly in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres steeplechase.

He won a 5000 m/steeplechase double at the 2011 Pan Arab Games,^[1] but failed a drugs test at the competition. He was disqualified and banned for two years for being positive for Erythropoietin (EPO).^[2]

Achievements

Representing
1999	World Youth Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	4th	1500 m	3:45.72
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	7th	1500 m	3:44.12
	Asian Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	2nd	1500 m	3:52.64
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	3rd	3000 m s'chase	8:33.67 (NJR)
	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	2nd	3000 m s'chase	8:31.75
	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	3rd	3000 m s'chase	8:37.4
2005	Asian Indoor Games	Bangkok, Thailand	2nd	1500 m	3:50.31
			3rd	3000 m	8:13.24
	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	1st	1500 m	3:44.24
	West Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	2nd	1500 m	3:41.45
2006	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	4th	1500 m	3:41.09
2007	Asian Indoor Games	Macau	3rd	1500 m	3:50.78
			5th	3000 m	8:13.59
	Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	3rd	800 m	1:52.22
			3rd	1500 m	3:47.22
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	11th	3000 m s'chase	8:26.90
	Pan Arab Games	Cairo, Egypt	6th	1500 m	3:53.56
			3rd	3000 m s'chase	8:43.02
2008	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	5th	800 m	1:49.86
			bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	1500 m	3:42.50
	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	20th (h)	1500 m	3:45.95
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	8th	3000 m s'chase	8:16.59
2009	Asian Indoor Games	Hanoi, Vietnam	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	1500 m	3:44.07
	Asian Championships	Guangzhou, China	15th (h)	1500 m	3:52.25
			bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	3000 m s'chase	8:34.73
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	12th	3000 m s'chase	8:19.72
2010	2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships	Tehran, Iran	1st	1500 m	3:51.78
	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	21st (h)	1500 m	3:46.51
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:30.23
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	20th (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:30.37
	Pan Arab Games	Doha, Qatar	–	5000 m	DQ
			–	3000 m s'chase	DQ

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:46.38 min (2006)
• 1500 metres – 3:36.15 min (2010)
• 3000 metres – 7:55.95 min (2006)
• 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:15.80 min (2008)
• 5000 metres – 13:25.51 min (2014)

Indoor

• 800 metres – 1:49.21 min (2009)
• 1500 metres – 3:41.69 min (2009)

See also

• List of doping cases in athletics

Notes and References

1. Georgiotis, Vasileios (2011-12-21). Qatar’s young guns shine in Doha – Arab Games report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-12-21.
2. http://www.iaaf.org/mm/Document/Antidoping/SanctionedAthletes/05/61/97/20110516102918_httppostedfile_Athletescurrentlysuspendedasat16.5.11_24529.pdf IAAF Sanctioned Athletes 15.6.12