Ali Hasan Mahboob (born Silas Kirui on 31 December 1981 in

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) is a Kenyan-born

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. He became a naturalized citizen of Bahrain (switching from his birth country

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) ahead of the 2006 season. His personal best time for the

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is 27:22.40 minutes, achieved in May 2012 in

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Career

In his early career he concentrated on

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and he won the

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in 2005. In his debut race at a

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at the

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he won the

final. He won the bronze medal at the 2007 Asian Championships. At the end of the year he won the 10,000 m title at the 2007 Pan Arab Games and also took bronze in the

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. He made his Olympic debut in the longer event at the

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, where he placed 18th in the final. His major outing of 2009 was the

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and he set a championship record of 28:23.70 minutes to win the 10,000 m, but was narrowly beaten, preventing him from winning a distance double, by

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in the 5000 m. He turned to cross country at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and managed to finish in sixth place in the highly competitive men's race.Mahboob Hasan Ali
IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-26. He returned to defend his 10,000 m title at the

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and although he finished third in that event, he won the 5000 m title. Mahboob again had a top ten finish at the

2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 20, 2011. The races were held at the Polideportivo Antonio Gil Hernández in Punta Umbría, Spain. Reports of the event were given for the IAAF. Preparation The Unite ...

, but his main focus was on the track that year. He claimed his second 10,000 m title at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships and was runner-up to Josphat Menjo in that event two weeks later at the 2011 Military World Games. He elected to run over the longer distance at the

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, but did not manage to finish the race. He ended the year in regional competition, taking the 10,000 m title and 5000 m bronze at the

2011 Pan Arab Games The 2011 Pan Arab Games also known as the 12th Pan Arab Games took place in Doha, Qatar from 6 to 23 December 2011. This was the first time that the country had hosted the multi-sport event. Khalifa International Stadium was the main venue for th ...

. At the 2012

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he came fourth in a Bahraini sweep of the top four places and shared in the team title.Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2012-03-25)
Bahrain dominates at Asian XC champs
IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-26.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mahboob, Hasan 1981 births Living people Kenyan male long-distance runners Bahraini male long-distance runners Kenyan male marathon runners Bahraini male marathon runners Olympic athletes of Bahrain Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Kenyan emigrants to Bahrain Naturalized citizens of Bahrain Asian Games gold medalists for Bahrain Asian Games bronze medalists for Bahrain Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games People from Nandi County World Athletics Championships athletes for Bahrain Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games