Yaqoob Salem Yaqoob Explained

Yaqoob Salem Eid Yaqoob^{[1] [2]} (Arabic: يعقوب سالم عيد يعقوب, born 1 March 1996 in Nigeria) is a Bahraini sprinter. He holds the national record for 200m.

Career

Yaqoob competed at the 2015 Military World Games in the 100 metres and 200 metres. He reached the final of the 100m and the semi-final of the 200m.

Yaqoob competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics, and reached the semi-finals of the 200 metres.^[3] He holds the national record having run the 200m in 20.19 seconds.^[4]

Personal bests

• 100 metres – 10.37 seconds (2015)^[5]
• 200 metres – 20.19 seconds (2016)^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: أبطال ألعاب القوى يهدون المملكة ميداليتين ذهبيتين بالألعاب الآسيوية. 28 August 2018. Al-Watan. 6 April 2019.
2. Web site: أديدونغ تكسب ذهبية 200 متر وتتزعم سباقات السرعات في أسياد جاكرتا. Akhbar Al Khaleej. 6 April 2019.
3. Web site: Salem Eid Yaqoob. Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 18 August 2016. 25 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161125192825/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/yaqoob-salem-eid-yaqoob. dead.
4. Web site: Aaron Brown qualifies for the 200m semifinals. olympics.cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 August 2016. 16 August 2016.
5. Web site: Salem Eid Yaqoob. iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. 18 August 2016.
6. Web site: Payne. Aidan. Bahrain's Yaqoob and Seurei advance. News of Bahrain. 18 August 2016. 17 August 2016.