Ahmed Ibrahim Baday (born 15 June 1974) is a Moroccan

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

who specialized in the

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

and

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but now competes in

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competitions. He is currently banned for doping. A main stay of the Moroccan team at the

IAAF World Cross Country Championships World Athletics Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Formerly held annually and organised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF), it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the Int ...

, he helped his nation to medals in the team race in 1999, 2003 and 2007. In track running, he was the

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The race ...

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list at the

2001 Jeux de la Francophonie The 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as ''IVes Jeux de la Francophonie'', (French language, French for ''Francophone Games'') were held in Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec, Canada from July 14–24, 2001. Events Sports Cultural Me ...

and also won bronze at the

2001 Mediterranean Games The XIV Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 2001), commonly known as the 2001 Mediterranean Games, were the 14th Mediterranean Games held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 2-15 September 2001, where 2,991 athletes ( ...

. He competed for Morocco at the

2007 World Championships in Athletics The 11th World Championships in Athletics, () under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007. 200 of the IAAF's 212 member federat ...

. He began running in road competitions in 2008 and his highlights include a

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gold medal at the

2009 Mediterranean Games The 2009 Mediterranean Games, officially the XVI Mediterranean Games ( it, XVI Giochi del Mediterraneo) and commonly known as Pescara 2009, was a multi-sport event held in Pescara, Italy, from 26 June to 5 July 2009. It was governed by the Inte ...

and a win at the

Beppu-Ōita Marathon The is an annual men's marathon race that takes place every February between the cities of Beppu and Ōita on the island of Kyushu in Japan. The race has IAAF Silver Label Road Race status and is a listed course of AIMS (Association of Interna ...

Career

He won his first international medal at the

1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 1998 edition of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Annecy, France from July 28 to August 2. Results Men 1 Ahmed Baday of Morocco originally won the bronze medal ...

, where he came third in the 5000 m. He was however later disqualified when it was proved that he had been 24 years old when he competed at that Junior Championships. The upper age limit for IAAF Junior World Championships is 19 years. At the

1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on 27 and 28 March 1999. The races were held at the Barnett Demesne/ Queen's University Playing Fields in Belfast, United Kingdom. Reports of the event were given in ''The New York Tim ...

he was fifteenth in the men's short race, helping Morocco to the team

silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc ...

.Baday Amhed

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. Retrieved on 2011-02-06. He won the

at the

and then a

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in the event at the

. He did not compete at any major competitions in 2002 and upon his international return he was fifteenth again in the short race at the

2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 29/30, 2003. The races were held at the L'Institut Équestre National in Avenches near Lausanne, Switzerland. Reports of the event were given in ''The New York Times'', in t ...

, this time taking the team bronze. He represented Morocco in the world cross country long race from 2004 to 2010, typically finishing in the top thirty, and his best performance came at the 2007 edition, where he came seventeenth and won the team silver medal alongside

Anis Selmouni Anis Selmouni (born 15 of March 1979) is a Moroccan athlete, specialist middle distance. He won the 5000m gold medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games. Achievements Personal bests *1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically ...

. On the track he came fifth over 5000 m at the

2004 African Championships in Athletics The 14th African Championships in Athletics were held in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo in July, 2004. Since African Championships is a biennial event, this edition was contested only a month before 2004 Summer Olympics. Thus some top athletes sh ...

, but managed only seventh place at the 2006 competition. At the

2005 Jeux de la Francophonie The 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as ''Ves Jeux de la Francophonie'', ( French for ''Francophone Games'') were held from December 7–17, 2005 in Niamey, Niger. Events Sports Cultural Medal count Total Participation There were a ...

he did not retain his 10,000 m but still managed to win the bronze medal. He ran for Morocco at the

, but was eliminated in the first round. He was chosen as a 5000 m back-up for

Morocco at the 2008 Summer Olympics Morocco competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Medalists Archery Morocco sent an archer to the Olympics for the first time. Fatine Ouadoudi took the top spot at the 20 ...

, but did not participate. Baday began to focus on road events and made his

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debut in May 2008, finishing ninth at the

Hamburg Marathon The Hamburg Marathon (german: Hamburg-Marathon) is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of held in Hamburg, Germany. In 2009, 13,938 participants were counted. The marathon is categorized as a Gold Label Road Race by World Athlet ...

with a time of 2:10:59.Baday Ahmed
Marathon Info. Retrieved on 2011-02-06. In his second outing over the distance, he took third at the

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. He represented Morocco in the

at the

and defeated José Manuel Martinez to become the Mediterranean champion. After recording a personal best of 1:01:03 for second at the

Rabat Half Marathon Rabat (, also , ; ar, الرِّبَاط, er-Ribât; ber, ⵕⵕⴱⴰⵟ, ṛṛbaṭ) is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan populatio ...

, he ran at the

2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held in Birmingham, United Kingdom on 11 October 2009. It was the final event of the International Association of Athletics Federations' 2009 World Athletics Series. Organisation The city of B ...

but was less successful as he finished in 49th place. In February 2010 he came third at the

Marrakesh Marathon The Marrakech Marathon is an annual marathon held in Marrakech, Morocco. Roughly 5000 runners turn out for the event annually. At the inaugural edition of the race in 1987 French runner Jacques Boxberger won the men's race while the women's race ...

and improved his personal best time by one second. His season's best time came at the

Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon The Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon (Chinese: 扬州鉴真国际半程马拉松赛) is an annual road running competition over the half marathon distance which takes place in April in Yangzhou, People's Republic of China. The event ...

, which he won in a course record time. He ran in the Bogota Half Marathon in August and took third place with a time of 1:04:47. He began 2011 with a win at the

, his first victory over the distance, beating

Daniel Njenga Daniel Njenga Muturi (born 7 May 1976) is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon. He had his first successes in 1995 as he won the steeplechase gold medal at the 1995 Summer Universiade and also the Chiba International ...

in a personal best of 2:10:14. He finished in sixth at the Rabat Half and went on to represent his country in the marathon at the

2011 World Championships in Athletics The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011. The United States topped the medal standings in th ...

, taking 27th place in

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. He again started a year with a personal best, this time running 27:56 to win the Taroudant 10K in March, then 2:09:16 hours at the

Daegu Marathon The Daegu International Marathon is an annual marathon race which takes place in April in Daegu, South Korea. The day's events also feature a 5K event and a 10K event, as well as the full course marathon (42.195 km). The race begins and end ...

in April 2012.April 2012 AIMS Results
. AIMS. Retrieved on 2012-04-19.

Doping ban

IAAF announced 6 March 2015 that Baday had been suspended for two years for a

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anti-doping rule violation, ending 30 December 2016. His results from 26 March 2010 and onwards were annulled.IAAF
Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 06.03.15
6 March 2015

International competitions

Personal bests

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

– 7:42.55 (2006) *

– 13:09.46 (2006) *

– 27:48.85 (2005)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baday, Ahmed 1979 births Doping cases in athletics Living people Moroccan male long-distance runners Moroccan male marathon runners Moroccan sportspeople in doping cases World Athletics Championships athletes for Morocco Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Morocco Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Morocco Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Moroccan people 21st-century Moroccan people