Yaqoob Salem Eid Yaqoob (, born 1 March 1996 in

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) is a Bahraini sprinter. He holds the national record for 200m. Yaqoob is currently serving a four year competition ban (2023-2027) due to an anti-doping regulation violation in relation to testing positive for

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Career

Yaqoob competed at the

2015 Military World Games The 2015 Military World Games (), officially known as the 6th CISM Military World Games () and also known as Mungyeong 2015 (), were hosted from October 2–11, 2015 in Mungyeong, South Korea. The games were the largest military sports event eve ...

in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at ...

and

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

. He reached the final of the 100m and the semi-final of the 200m. Yaqoob competed in the

2016 Rio Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

, and reached the semi-finals of the

. He holds the national record having run the 200m in 20.19 seconds.

Personal bests

– 10.37 seconds (2015) *

– 20.19 seconds (2016)

References

1996 births Living people Bahraini male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games Olympic athletes for Bahrain World Athletics Championships athletes for Bahrain Asian Games bronze medalists for Bahrain Asian Games athletes for Bahrain Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Bahrain Asian Athletics Championships medalists West Asian Athletics Championships winners Doping cases in athletics Bahraini sportspeople in doping cases Asian Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Bahrain-athletics-bio-stub