Ismail Abakar

Ismail Doudai Abakar

Personal information
Nationality	Qatari
Born	(2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 21)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400m: 45.85 (Potchefstroom, 2024) 400m hurdles: 47.72 (London, 2024)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Qatar Asian Championships 2023 Bangkok 4×400 m relay Asian Games 2023 Hangzhou 4×400 m relay Asian Indoor Championships 2023 Astana 4x400m relay Asian U20 Championships 2023 Yecheon 400m 2023 Yecheon 400m hurdles Arab U20 Championships 2023 Radès 400m hurdles 2023 Radès 400m

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]

References

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