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(Redirected from Yaqoob Salem Eid) Bahraini sprinter
Salem Eid Yaqoob competing at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games

Yaqoob Salem Eid Yaqoob (Arabic: يعقوب سالم عيد يعقوب, born 1 March 1996 in Nigeria) 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 stanozolol.

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

Personal bests

References

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  2. "أديدونغ تكسب ذهبية 200 متر وتتزعم سباقات السرعات في أسياد جاكرتا". Akhbar Al Khaleej. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  3. "Global List of Ineligible Persons - Bahrain". Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  4. "Salem Eid Yaqoob". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. "Aaron Brown qualifies for the 200m semifinals". olympics.cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  6. "Salem Eid Yaqoob". iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  7. Payne, Aidan (17 August 2016). "Bahrain's Yaqoob and Seurei advance". News of Bahrain. Retrieved 18 August 2016.


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