23 Apr 2019
Doha, 22 April 2019. Amazing result for Aspire Academy-graduate Abubaker Haydar Abdalla at the 23rd edition of the Asian Athletics Championships in Doha: The 22-year-old triumphed in the men’s 800m final on Monday, posting a personal best and a world-leading time of 1:44.33.
The win also meant that Abubaker now holds both the outdoor and indoor continental titles, following his victory in Tehran at the 2018 Asian Indoors.
“I ran hard from gun to tape and in the end I was rewarded with a new personal best and a world leading time. I haven’t qualified for a major final yet, hopefully I will be able to make it here in Doha at the World Championships,” Abdalla said after the win.
In 400m hurdles, Aspire Academy student-athlete Bassem Hemeida narrowly missed out on a medal finishing fourth in 49.45.