Aishath Reesha

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Aishath Reesha
Personal information
Born (1989-05-31) May 31, 1989 (age 36)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives
South Asian U20 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2007 Colombo4 × 400 m relay

Aishath Reesha (born May 31, 1989) is a Maldivian track runner. [1] She set national records for the Maldives and competed in the 800 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. [2]

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Career

Reesha won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2007 South Asian U20 Athletics Championships. [3] At the 2007 1500 metres World Championships, Reesha finished 12th in her heat and did not advance. [4] In March of the following year at the South Asian Athletics Championships, Reesha set the Maldivian record in the 4 × 400 m, running 4:35.43 seconds to place 4th. [4]

Reesha was coached by Ahmed Faail, and had to train on a soft sand surface because she didn't have access to a synthetic running track. She said, "we can't compete with people from other worlds" and was hoping to run a personal best at the 2008 Olympics. [5] She did improve upon her best, running a time of 2:30.14 to finish 7th in her Olympic heat. [6] Reacting to her performance, she told reporters "I ran a personal best? Really? I am so happy". The Olympic running track was particularly hard on her feet because it differed from the sand she had trained on. [7]

At the 2009 World Championships in the 800 m, Reesha ran another personal best of 2:28.00 minutes to finish 7th in her heat. The time was also a Maldivian record. [4] [8]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aishath Reesha". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Women's 800m Round 1 – Heat 1". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "ATHLETE PROFILE Aishath Reesha". athletics.org.mv .
  4. 1 2 3 Aishath Reesha at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
  5. ↑ "The Glory of Just Showing Up". wsj.com .
  6. ↑ Aishath Reesha at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  7. ↑ "Athletics-Maldives' Reesha happy as a sand girl". reuters.com .
  8. ↑ Aishath Reesha at Olympedia OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg


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