Christophe Boulos

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Chris Boulos
Personal information
NationalityLebanese
Born (1996-08-20) 20 August 1996 (age 29)
Height1.72
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprinting
ClubInter Lebanon

Chris Boulos (born 20 August 1996) is a Lebanese track and field sprinter. [1] He represented his country in the men's 60 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships. [2]

Boulos trained under the Inter Lebanon club and attended College des Freres Maristes Champville. [3] [4] Boulos is one of four Lebanese sprinters to have ever run under 10.70 seconds for 100 m. [5] [6]

After making his global debut at the 2013 World U18 Championships in Athletics, Boulos qualified in both the 100 m and 200 m at the 2017 World University Games. A controversy emerged surrounding his 100 m heat because he was drawn to compete against Israeli athlete Imri Persiado. The Fédération Libanaise d'Athlétisme was at first unsure if allowing him to compete would violate a Lebanese law against a boycott of Israel, but a decision was ultimately made that they could compete because they were only two of eight runners in the heat. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Chris Boulos". IAAF. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Start list
  3. ↑ "Jamhour takes the lion's share of the Lebanese championship". lorientlejour.com. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Résultats du meeting d'athlétisme du 26 décembre 2017". ndj.edu.lb (in French). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Christel Saneh. "The Journey of Improving the 100m Times in Lebanese Athletics" . Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Ali Rifai. "Nobody's Famous #31 - Chris Boulos - An Olympian amidst an uninformed Culture".
  7. ↑ "Not Allowed to Win: Lebanon's Sporting Boycott of Israel". academia.edu. Retrieved 4 March 2025.


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