Majed Saeed Sultan ( ar, ماجد سعيد سلطان; born Elijah Kosgei on November 3, 1986, in
Kenya
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) is a
middle-distance runner
Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...
now representing
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...
after switching from Kenya. He specializes at the 800 metres, a distance where he became 2004 world junior champion and competed in the
Olympic Games
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in
Athens
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In September 2005 he became
Asian champion.
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1986 births
Living people
Qatari male middle-distance runners
Kenyan male middle-distance runners
Olympic male middle-distance runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Qatar
Kenyan emigrants to Qatar
Naturalised citizens of Qatar
Qatari people of Kenyan descent
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