Ismail Abakar Explained

Ismail Doudai Abakar
Nationality:Qatari
Sport:Athletics
Event:Hurdles
Birth Date:1 January 2004
Pb:400m: 45.85 (Potchefstroom, 2024)
400m hurdles: 47.72 (London, 2024)

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

Career

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]

Notes and References

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

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