Robel Fsiha Explained
Robel Fsiha (born 7 March 1996)[1] is a Swedish long-distance runner.
Fsiha emigrated from Eritrea to Sweden as a refugee in 2013.[2]
Career
In 2019, he competed in the senior men's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark.[3] He finished in 17th place.[3] In the same year, he won the senior men's race at the 2019 European Cross Country Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal.[4]
Fsiha was banned from competition for four years in May 2020 after testing positive for artificial testosterone.[5] The ban lasts from 5 February 2020 till 4 February 2024.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Robel Fsiha. 11 July 2020. World Athletics.
- Web site: Nya mästare på 10 km landsväg. 2017-06-15. 2017-10-05. Spring Löpning För Alla. Grip, Mikael.
- Web site: Senior men's race. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200706223921/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6265/AT-XSE-M-f----.RS6.pdf?v=-1530503012. 6 July 2020. 27 June 2020. 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
- News: 8 December 2019. Fsiha defeats the favourites to win senior men's gold for Sweden. European Athletics. live. 14 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20191209220718/https://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-cross-country-championships/news/article%3Dfsiha-defeats-the-favourites-win-senior-men-gold-for-sweden/. 9 December 2019.
- News: Houston. Michael. 17 May 2020. European cross country champion Fsiha given four-year doping ban. InsideTheGames.biz. live. 12 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200712140219/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1094327/robel-fsiha-four-year-ban-cross-country. 12 July 2020.
