Ammar Ismail Yahia Ibrahim (born 18 September 1996) is a Qatari sprinter. He is the
2022 GCC Games
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2023 West Asian Athletics Championships
The 2023 West Asian Athletics Championships was the fourth edition of the international athletics competition organised by the West Asian Athletics Association that took place from 26 to 29 April 2023 at Suheim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar.
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2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
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gold medalist in the
400 metres
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Biography
Ibrahim's first international competition was at the 2020
Turkish Athletics Championships
The Turkish Athletics Championships is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Turkish Athletic Federation, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Turkey.2021 Doha Diamond League in the 400 m, scoring 2 points in that year's Diamond League season.
On 9 February 2022, Ibrahim formally transferred eligibility from Sudan to Qatar. Ibrahim would go on to win two international medals that year representing Qatar at the
GCC Games
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(winning the 400 m and 4 × 400 m). His GCC Games winning time of 45.76 would stand as a personal best.
Ibrahim began the 2023 season by winning the Asian Indoor Championships in the 400 m, and taking silver in the 4 × 400 m. He edged out
Mikhail Litvin
Mikhail Sergeyevich Litvin ( kz, Михаил Сергеевич Литвин; born 5 January 1996 in Petropavl) is a Kazakhstani sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He won a bronze medal at the 2016 Asian Indoor Championships.
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by just 0.14 seconds to take the 400 m title, his first continental gold. At the
2023 West Asian Athletics Championships
The 2023 West Asian Athletics Championships was the fourth edition of the international athletics competition organised by the West Asian Athletics Association that took place from 26 to 29 April 2023 at Suheim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar.
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in his home country, Ibrahim swept the 400 and 4 × 400 events, winning both in times of 46.23 seconds and a championship record of 3:05.19 seconds respectively. Ibrahim then competed at the
2022 Asian Games
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(delayed to 2023 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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), taking silver in the 4 × 400 relay by virtue of running in the heats.