Musayed Ayed Al-Azimi (; born 9 August 1969) is a Kuwaiti sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the

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. In 1997, Al-Azimi ran 10.83 to win a 100 metres race in

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. Al-Azimi also set his 400 metres

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of 47.81 seconds at a meeting that year. Al-Azimi competed in the 100 m and 200 m at the 1998 Gulf Cooperation Council Athletics Championships in

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. He qualified for the finals in both events, finishing 5th in the 100 m in 10.57 seconds and 4th in the 200 m in 21.29 seconds. In December 1998, Al-Azimi was selected for the Kuwaiti 4 × 400 m team at the

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. Running third leg, he helped the team finish 3rd in their semi-final and advance to the finals with a 3:07.99 time. The following day, Al-Azimi again ran third leg for the Kuwaiti team in the finals, finishing fourth and just 0.03 seconds away from the bronze medal. In 2000, Al-Azimi was selected for the Kuwaiti 4 × 400 m team at the

. Seeded in the fifth heat, the team was disqualified after running the race.

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* 1969 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Kuwaiti male sprinters Olympic athletes for Kuwait Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Kuwait 20th-century Kuwaiti people 21st-century Kuwaiti people {{Kuwait-athletics-bio-stub