Rashid Shafi Al-Dosari (born 8 May 1981) is a Qatari track and field athlete who competed in the discus throw. He has represented Qatar at the

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on two occasions, making his debut in 2000 and reaching the final at the

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. He was also a finalist at the

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. In 2003 he was banned from competing for two years due to his refusal to be tested for doping. Al-Dosari was successful at the continental level, beginning with two Asian Junior titles, a

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at the

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. In other competitions, he was the bronze medallist at the

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and won medals at regional competitions including the Pan Arab Games, West Asian Games and Pan Arab Championships. His personal best of 64.43 metres is a former Qatari record.

Career

He started his international career at a young age, winning his first discus title at the age of fifteen at the 1996 Asian Junior Athletics Championships. He won at the Pan Arab Junior Championships two years later and made his global level debut at the

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, where he was eighth overall. Al-Dosari was one of the most promising Qatari athletes to emerge at the time, as the small nation was not renowned for producing track and field athletes. He retained his Asian Junior title the following year and also won his first senior titles, with

s at the Pan Arab Championships and

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.Pan Arab Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-06-05. Al-Dosari cleared sixty metres for the first time in Doha in 2000 and later that season he made his Olympic debut in the discus at the age of nineteen, representing Qatar at the

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. He did not progress past the qualifying stages on that occasion.Rashid Al-Dosari
Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-06-05. Still eligible for junior competition, he returned to compete at the

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, where he came fifth in the final. He was the discus winner at that year's Gulf Cooperation Council Championships and placed fourth at the

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GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.Rashid Al-Dosari
Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-06-05. In 2001 he improved his best to 62.77 m and threw in the qualifying rounds at the

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.Al-Dosari, Rashid Shafi

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. Retrieved on 2011-06-05. He won his second consecutive gold medal at the Pan Arab Championships in

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. He opened 2002 with another win at the GCC Championships, later making progress at the

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's 11-year-old championships record. He ended the year with a fourth-place finish at the

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. He refused to submit to an out-of-competition drugs test by the

in June 2003 and was given a two-year suspension from the sport as a result (from November 2003 to November 2005). He made his competitive return at the

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in December and won the

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in the discus behind Iran's

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. The next year he had his season's best of 63.49 m in March to win at the Gulf Military Championships and threw the discus 62.11 m at the

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to finish as runner-up behind Haddadi. In 2007 he came third at the Pan Arab Athletics Championships, but performed well at the

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with a throw of 63.49 m for second place. He had his second throw over 64 metres at the

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that year, coming third at the Belgian meeting with 64.20 m. He reached his first global final at the

and finished the competition in eleventh place. His last appearance that season came at the

, where he was the

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list in the discus. Al-Dosari gave the second best performance of his career at the start of 2008, clearing 64.25 m for fourth at the

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– a mark which gave him the Olympic standard qualification. At the

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he was successful in qualifying for the final and his best throw of 62.55 m in the final round brought him tenth place. He did not compete in 2009, but was selected to represent Qatar at the

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. He came in fifth place, but was overshadowed by his Qatari teammate Ahmed Dheeb who broke Al-Dosari's national record to take the silver medal.2010 Asian Games - Men's Discus throw final
GZ2010. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.

References

External links

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2010 Asian Games profile
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