Ahmed Abdullah Saad Al-Yaari (born 16 January 2000) is a Yemeni sprinter specialising in the

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. He represented Yemen at the

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. He is the Yemeni record holder in the

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and

dash.

Career

Al-Yaari began his international career for Yemen at the 2017

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. He then competed at the Asian Athletics Championships where he finished in 24th place. He was scheduled to represent Yemen at the

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in the

, however, he did not start. In April 2019 at the Asian Athletics Championships, Al-Yaari set the Yemeni national record in the

with a time of 48.27. In September 2019 at the World Athletics Championships, Al-Yaari set the Yemeni national record in the

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with a time of 22.37. Al-Yaari represented Yemen at the

in the

International competitions

References

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* 2000 births Living people Yemeni male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Yemen 21st-century Yemeni people {{Yemen-athletics-bio-stub