Ammar Ibrahim Explained

Ammar Ibrahim
Full Name:Ammar Ismail Yahia Ibrahim
Ammar Ismail Yahya Ibrahim
Ammar Ismail Yahya
Sport:Athletics
Event:400 metres
300 metres
Updated:10 December 2023

Ammar Ismail Yahia Ibrahim (born 18 September 1996) is a Qatari sprinter. He is the 2022 GCC Games, 2023 West Asian Athletics Championships, and 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships gold medalist in the 400 metres.

Biography

Ibrahim's first international competition was at the 2020 Turkish Athletics Championships, where he placed third in the 400 m but was not eligible for awards as a foreign national.[1] The following year, Ibrahim was 7th at the 2021 Doha Diamond League in the 400 m, scoring 2 points in that year's Diamond League season.[2]

On 9 February 2022, Ibrahim formally transferred eligibility from Sudan to Qatar.[3] Ibrahim would go on to win two international medals that year representing Qatar at the GCC Games (winning the 400 m and 4 × 400 m). His GCC Games winning time of 45.76 would stand as a personal best.[4]

Ibrahim began the 2023 season by winning the Asian Indoor Championships in the 400 m, and taking silver in the 4 × 400 m. He edged out Mikhail Litvin by just 0.14 seconds to take the 400 m title, his first continental gold.[5] At the 2023 West Asian Athletics Championships in his home country, Ibrahim swept the 400 and 4 × 400 events, winning both in times of 46.23 seconds and a championship record of 3:05.19 seconds respectively.[6] Ibrahim then competed at the 2022 Asian Games (delayed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), taking silver in the 4 × 400 relay by virtue of running in the heats.[7]

Statistics

Personal bests

Event Mark Place Competition Venue Date
32.55 ACNW Open Meeting 16 February 2021
45.76 16 May 2022

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Turkish Championships Ekrem Koçak Atletizm Pisti, Istanbul (TUR) 04–05 SEP 2020. World Athletics.
  2. Web site: Doha DL — A Fast 400 Win For Michael Norman. Track and Field News. Sieg. Lindstrom.
  3. Web site: Eligibility & Transfers of Allegiance - 2022. World Athletics.
  4. Web site: Qatar clinch three gold, one silver at GCC Games. Gulf Times. 16 May 2022.
  5. Web site: Under-20 world champion Davronova clinches triple jump gold at Asian Indoor Athletics Championships. Inside the Games. Patrick. Burke.
  6. Web site: Qatar win two more gold medals on second day of West Asia Athletics Championship. Olympic.qa.
  7. Web site: Samba retains 400m hurdles gold, Bassem wins silver in Qatar 1-2. Alkass Digital.