Aziza Sbaity

Aziza Sbaity

Sbaity in 2017
Personal information
Born	(1991-11-17) 17 November 1991 (age 33) Monrovia, Liberia
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 metres, 200 metres

Aziza Sbaity (Arabic : عزيزة سبيتي, romanized: ʻAzīzah Subaytī; born 17 November 1991) is a Lebanese-Liberian sprinter. ^[2] She is the 100m Lebanese national record holder and she has represented her country at one outdoor and two indoor World Championships. ^[3] Born in Monrovia to a Liberian mother and Lebanese father, Sbaity moved with her family to Lebanon aged 10, escaping the civil war in Liberia. ^[4] She grew up in Kafra, Bint Jbeil District, and studied at SABIS. ^[5]

In November 2023, Sbaity was named to the BBC's 100 Women list. ^[6]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Lebanon
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	32nd (h)	100 m	12.44
	West Asian Championships	Aleppo, Syria	4th	100 m	12.44
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	51.40
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:59.59
2012	West Asian Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	4:07.28
2014	Asian Indoor Championships	Hangzhou, China	9th (h)	60 m	7.92
	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	35th (h)	60 m	7.82
2015	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	15th (sf)	100 m	12.11
			12th (h)	200 m	25.02
	World Championships	Beijing, China	44th (h)	100 m	11.98
2016	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	17th (h)	60 m	7.67
	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	38th (h)	60 m	7.78
2017	Jeux de la Francophonie	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	11th (h)	100 m	12.08
	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	14th (h)	60 m	7.77
2018	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	4th (h)	60 m	7.69
	West Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	3rd	100 m	11.75
			2nd	200 m	24.20
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	48.60
	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	24th (h)	100 m	12.02
			18th (h)	200 m	24.55
2019	Arab Championships	Cairo, Egypt	5th	100 m	12.33
			4th	200 m	24.53
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	47.83
	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	12th (sf)	100 m	11.73
			15th (h)	200 m	24.25
2021	Arab Championships	Radès, Tunisia	3rd	100 m	11.68
			4th	200 m	23.80
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	4:12.88
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	42nd (h)	60 m	7.47
2023	Asian Indoor Championships	Astana, Kazakhstan	14th (h)	60 m	7.58
	West Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	100 m	11.6
			1st	100 m	24.12
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	47.32
	Arab Championships	Marrakesh, Morocco	2nd	100 m	11.69
			1st	200 m	23.81
	Asian Championships	Bangkok, Thailand	7th	100 m	11.61
			7th	200 m	23.77
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Kinshasa, DR Congo	7th	200 m	23.95
	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	10th (h)	100 m	11.71
			12th (h)	200 m	24.57
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	48th (h)	60 m	7.56
2025	Arab Championships	Oran, Algeria	3rd	100 m	11.95

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 meters – 11.68 (0.0 m/s, Tunis 2021)
• 200 meters – 23.77 (+1.5 m/s, Montpellier 2021)

Indoor

• 60 meters – 7.51 (Marseille 2020)
• 200 meters – 24.43 (Istanbul 2021)^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Ashgabat 2017 bio". Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
2. "Aziza Sbaity". IAAF. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
3. "From Monrovia to Beirut, Meet Aziza Sbaity, Lebanon's Track & Field Star". About Her.
4. "Meet Aziza Sbaity, the Lebanese Sprinter Who's an Unstoppable Force on (and Off) the Tracks". GQ Middle East. 24 August 2023.
5. "Aziza Sbaity, Lebanese athlete who caught BBC's eye". L'Orient Today. 30 November 2023.
6. "BBC 100 Women 2023: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

External links

• Aziza Sbaity at World Athletics