Yaqoob Salem Eid Yaqoob ( ar, يعقوب سالم عيد يعقوب, born 1 March 1996 in

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

) is a Bahraini sprinter. He holds the national record for 200m.

Career

Yaqoob competed at the

2015 Military World Games The 2015 Military World Games ( ko, 2015년 세계 군인 체육 대회, Icheon sip-o nyeon segye gun-in cheyuk daehoe, 2015 World Military Sports Festival), officially known as the 6th CISM Military World Games ( ko, 제6회 세계 군인 체육 ...

in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

and

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

. He reached the final of the 100m and the semi-final of the 200m. Yaqoob competed in the

2016 Rio Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...

, and reached the semi-finals of the

. He holds the national record having run the 200m in 20.19 seconds.

Personal bests

– 10.37 seconds (2015) *

– 20.19 seconds (2016)

References

1996 births Living people Bahraini male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games Olympic athletes of Bahrain World Athletics Championships athletes for Bahrain Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games bronze medalists for Bahrain Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games {{Bahrain-athletics-bio-stub