Aziza Sbaity Explained

Aziza Sbaity
Birth Date:	17 November 1991
Birth Place:	Monrovia, Liberia
Height:	1.71 m^[1]
Weight:	65 kg
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	100 metres, 200 metres

Aziza Sbaity (; born 17 November 1991) is a Lebanese sprinter.^[2] She is the 100m Lebanese national record holder and she has represented her country at one outdoor and two indoor World Championships.^[3] Born in Monrovia to a Liberian mother and Lebanese father, Sbaity moved with her family to Lebanon aged 10, escaping the civil war in Liberia.^[4] She grew up in Kafra, Bint Jbeil District, and studied at SABIS.^[5]

In November 2023, Sbaity was named to the BBC's 100 Women list.^[6]

Competition record

Representing
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	32nd (h)	100 m	12.44
	West Asian Championships	Aleppo, Syria	4th	100 m	12.44
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	51.40
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:59.59
2012	West Asian Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	4:07.28
2014	Asian Indoor Championships	Hangzhou, China	9th (h)	60 m	7.92
	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	35th (h)	60 m	7.82
2015	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	15th (sf)	100 m	12.11
			12th (h)	200 m	25.02
	World Championships	Beijing, China	44th (h)	100 m	11.98
2016	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	17th (h)	60 m	7.67
	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	38th (h)	60 m	7.78
2017	Jeux de la Francophonie	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	11th (h)	100 m	12.08
	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	14th (h)	60 m	7.77
2018	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	4th (h)	60 m	7.69
	West Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	3rd	100 m	11.75
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	200 m	24.20
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	48.60
	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	24th (h)	100 m	12.02
			18th (h)	200 m	24.55
2019	Arab Championships	Cairo, Egypt	5th	100 m	12.33
			4th	200 m	24.53
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	47.83
	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	12th (sf)	100 m	11.73
			15th (h)	200 m	24.25
2021	Arab Championships	Radès, Tunisia	3rd	100 m	11.68
			4th	200 m	23.80
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	4:12.88
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	42nd (h)	60 m	7.47
2023	Asian Indoor Championships	Astana, Kazakhstan	14th (h)	60 m	7.58
	West Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	bgcolor=silver	2nd	100 m	11.6
			bgcolor=gold	1st	100 m	24.12
			bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 100 m relay	47.32
	Arab Championships	Marrakesh, Morocco	bgcolor=silver	2nd	100 m	11.69
			bgcolor=gold	1st	200 m	23.81
	Asian Championships	Bangkok, Thailand	7th	100 m	11.61
			7th	200 m	23.77
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Kinshasa, DR Congo	7th	200 m	23.95
	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	10th (h)	100 m	11.71
			12th (h)	200 m	24.57
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	48th (h)	60 m	7.56

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 meters – 11.68 (0.0 m/s, Tunis 2021)
• 200 meters – 23.77 (+1.5 m/s, Montpellier 2021)

Indoor

• 60 meters – 7.51 (Marseille 2020)
• 200 meters – 24.43 (Istanbul 2021)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ashgabat 2017 bio . 26 October 2017 . 12 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190712085139/http://ashgabat2017.com/atos/ashgabat17/eng/zb/engzb_indoor-athletics-athlete-profile-n130292-sbaity-aziza.htm . dead .
2. Web site: Aziza Sbaity . 10 March 2014 . IAAF.
3. Web site: From Monrovia to Beirut, Meet Aziza Sbaity, Lebanon’s Track & Field Star . About Her .
4. Web site: Meet Aziza Sbaity, the Lebanese Sprinter Who’s an Unstoppable Force on (and Off) the Tracks . GQ Middle East . 24 August 2023 .
5. Web site: Aziza Sbaity, Lebanese athlete who caught BBC’s eye . L'Orient Today . 30 November 2023 .
6. Web site: November 23, 2023 . BBC 100 Women 2023: Who is on the list this year? . 2023-11-24 . BBC News . en-GB.