Adil Bouafif Explained

Adil Bouafif
Birth Date:31 December 1978
Birth Place:Morocco
Sport:Runner
Event:Hässelby sportklubb

Adil Bouafif (born 31 December 1978) is a Swedish long distance runner who also competes in marathon. He has competed for Sweden since 2010.

Career

He came to Sweden from Morocco in 2007 and became a full Swedish citizen in 2010; he has competed for Sweden ever since.[1] [2] Bouafif ran the marathon at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, Spain.[3] He did not complete the race.[3]

In 2011, he competed in the 3000 meters at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Paris, France, but was eliminated.[4]

Bouafif competed in the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland.[5] He placed thirteenth in 5000 meters and fourteenth in the 10,000 meters.[5] In April 2012, Adil Bouafif won two gold medals in short and long distance terrain running at the Swedish terrain running championships.[6]

At the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, Bouafif competed in the 3000 meters, and placed seventh in the final.[7] In 2014, he became number 530 to be awarded the Stora Grabbars och Tjejers Märke, an honorary award for his achievements in sports.[8] In August 2014, Adil Bouafif won his fourth gold medal in 10,000 meters at the Swedish national championships.[9]

He has also competed in Finnkampen.[10] On 13 August 2014, Bouafif competed in the 10,000 meters at the European Athletics Championships in Zürich, but did not complete the race as he felt pain in his hamstrings.[11] On 26 September 2014, he tested positive for a banned substance.[12] In December 2015, he was sentenced to two years suspension from the sports retroactively from 23 September 2014 until 22 September 2016.[11] And then another two years from that date he was banned from running for the national team.[11] [13] Bouafif came back to the sport in 2017 at the Midnattsloppet.[14] He claimed to be innocent.[12]

References

  1. Web site: Nilsson: "Jag är inte förvånad". Peter. Ahlén. 1 March 2016. Barometern. 5 December 2019.
  2. Web site: Medborgarskap för de Oliveira/Bouafif. 8 July 2010. SVT Sport. 29 October 2019.
  3. Web site: Competitions - European Athletics Championships - History - European Athletics. european-athletics. 29 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Competitions - European Athletics Indoor Championships - History - European Athletics. european-athletics. 29 October 2019.
  5. Web site:

    friidrott.se :: - "Live"

    . www.friidrott.se. 29 October 2019. 30 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170330001206/http://www.friidrott.se/live.aspx?id=198&1. dead.
  6. Web site: Hässelby tog tio guld i terräng-SM. Mitt i Stockholm. 30 April 2012 . 3 November 2019.
  7. Web site:

    friidrott.se :: - "Live"

    . www.friidrott.se. 29 October 2019. 23 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823203559/http://www.friidrott.se/live.aspx?id=201&day=2. dead.
  8. Web site:

    friidrott.se :: - Stora Grabbar & Tjejer

    . www.friidrott.se. 29 October 2019. 31 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160331202525/http://www.friidrott.se/historik/storagrabbar.aspx. dead.
  9. Web site: Glädjestrålande Adil vann SM-guld på 10 000 meter. 1 August 2014. 3 November 2019.
  10. News: Truppen till finnkampen. 26 August 2009. 29 October 2019. Svenska Dagbladet.
  11. Web site: Bouafif fast för dopning. 26 September 2014. unt.se. 29 October 2019.
  12. Web site: Adil Bouafif: "Jag är oskyldig". Aftonbladet. 29 October 2019.
  13. Web site: Hässelby om Bouafif: "Han vill träna och tävla igen". 29 September 2016. SVT Sport. 29 October 2019.
  14. Web site: Avstängde Adil Bouafif i comeback i Midnattsloppet. 19 August 2017. Marathon.se. 29 October 2019.

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