Masoud Azizi Explained

Nationality:Afghan
Birth Date:2 February 1985
Weight:63kg (139lb)
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Sport:Athletics
Event:100 metres
Updated:21 July 2012

Masoud Azizi (Dari / Persian: مسعود عزیزی; born 2 February 1985) is an Afghan athlete.[1] His personal best time in the 100m sprint is 11.11 seconds, achieved in April 2005 in Mecca. In 2013 Azizi failed a doping test at the 2013 World Championships, and was suspended for two years.

Early life

Azizi was born into a prominent Afghan Pashtun family of the Azizi tribe, a sub-tribe of the Kheshgi tribe.[2]

Career

Azizi represented Afghanistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, competing in the men's 100m sprint. He finished last in his heat, with a time of 11.66 seconds.[3] In the 2005 Asian Championships, Azizi came 7th in a time 11.38 seconds. He represented his country again at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[4] He competed in the 100 metres and placed 8th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time of 11.45 seconds. Azizi also finished 8th in his first-round heat in the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin in 2009 where he ran alongside Dwain Chambers and African record-holder Olusoji Fasuba.[5] He competed again in the preliminary rounds of the 2011 and 2013 World Championships and the 2012 Olympics.[6]

Doping

In 2013 Azizi failed a doping test at 2013 World Championships, and was suspended for two years.[7]

Personal Bests

Outdoor

DistanceTimeWindLocation / Date
100m11.11 sec+ 0.0 m/sMecca / 12 April 2005
200m22.65 sec+ 1.9 m/sDhaka / 6 February 2010

Indoor

Notes and References

  1. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,338296,00.html "Afghan Woman Runs Toward Olympics Despite Jeers, Potential Danger"
  2. Book: Rashid, Haroon. History of the Pathans: The Sarabani Pathans. 2002. Haroon Rashid. en.
  3. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2004/schedules/99577ByEvent.html Results of the men's 100m sprint
  4. http://www.embassyofafghanistan.org/04.29.2008olympic.html "Afghan Athletes Train for Beijing Olympic "
  5. Web site: Athlete biography: Massoud Azizi . 2008-08-24 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20090601001412/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/3/8005293.shtml . June 1, 2009 ., beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 25, 2008
  6. Web site: IAAF: Massoud Azizi Profile. iaaf.org. 2017-10-07.
  7. http://www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=462a4e1d-e749-4009-9c44-66643f4daadc.pdf&urlslug=NEWS%20149%20-%20January%202014 IAAF suspensions.