Hajar Eddou ( ar, هجر الضو; born 15 August 1999), also spelled Hajar Edaou, Hajer Edhou, or Hajar Eddaou, is a Moroccan

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er specialising in the

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and

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. She is a six-time Moroccan Athletics Championships winner and championship record-holder in the 100 m and 200 m. She was promoted to the bronze medal in the 100 m at the

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following the doping disqualification of the original winner.

Biography

At the 2017 Arab Athletics Championships, Eddou was a member of the gold medal-winning Moroccan 4 × 400 m team. Eddou's first international experience in individual events was at the

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in the 100 m and the 200 m, where she finished 40th and 34th respectively. Eddou competed in the 100 m at the

, placing 4th behind initial Iraqi race winner

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. However, in February 2023 Eddou was promoted to the bronze medal position following the doping disqualification of Hussein due to a positive drugs test. Eddou attempted the 100 and 200 double again at the 2022 Mediterranean Games, making the finals in both events. With a 6th-place finish, her better placing was in the 100 m, but her time of 23.73 in the 200 m for 7th was a personal best. At the

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, Eddou competed in the 100 m, where she advanced to the finals with a wind-aided 11.23 performance in the first round and a 3rd-place finish in her semifinal. In the finals, she placed 5th behind Edidiong Odiong, Farzaneh Fasihi, Maboundou Koné, and

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. Her time was a wind-legal

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of 11.20 seconds, but the mark could not be officially ratified due to the photo finish computer timer malfunctioning. In 2023, Eddou represented Morocco in the 4 × 100 m relay at the

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. With Eddou on the anchor leg, the team won the silver medal behind

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eddou, Hajar Living people 1999 births Moroccan female sprinters 21st-century Moroccan women Silver medalists at international sports competitions Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Morocco Mediterranean Games competitors for Morocco Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Gold medalists at international sports competitions Bronze medalists at international sports competitions Competitors at the 2019 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Arab Games silver medalists Arab Athletics Championships winners