Oumar Doudai Abakar

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Oumar Doudai Abakar
Personal information
NationalityQatari
Born (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m hurdles: 7.66 (2025) NR
110m hurdles: 13.37 (2025) NR
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Bangkok 4×400 m relay
Asian U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Dubai 110m hurdles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Yecheon 110m hurdles

Oumar Doudai Abakar (born 1 January 2005) is a Qatari hurdler. He is the national record holder over 110 metres hurdles and 60 metres hurdles. [1]

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Career

He was a silver medalist in tne 110m hurdles at both the 2023 Asian U20 Athletics Championships. [2] He won a bronze medal with the Qatari 4 x 400 metres relay team at the 2023 Asian Championships. [3]

He won the gold medal at the 2024 Asian U20 Athletics Championships in a championship record time. [4] He competed at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru. [5] He ended 2024 as the sixth fastest under-20 athlete over 110m hurdles. [6]

He competed in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing where he set a new national record of 7.66 seconds whilst placing fourth in his semi-final. [7] [8] He finished sixth in the 110m hurdles in May 2025 at the 2025 Doha Diamond League. [9] He set a new Qatari national record of 13.37 seconds for the 100 metres hurdles in Berlin in July 2025. [10] He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in the men's 110 metres hurdles in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025. [11]

Personal life

His brother Ismail Abakar is also a hurdler. [12]

References

  1. "Oumar Doudai Abakar". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  2. "Oumar wins silver as Qatar finish with six medals". Gulf Times. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  3. "Asian Championships". World Athletics. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  4. "Asian juniors are progressing in a good way". Athletics Podium. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  5. "Farkas flies to national U20 long jump record on third morning in Lima". World Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  6. "A stunning time set at Aspire Academy". Gulf Times. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  7. "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  8. "Abakar to represent Qatar at World Indoor Athletics". Olympic.qa. March 20, 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  9. "Results - Doha Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  10. "ISTAF 2025". World Athletics. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  11. "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 16 Sep 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  12. "ASPIRE ACADEMY'S OUMAR DOUDAI ABAKAR WINS SILVER AT ASIAN U20 ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Aspire.qa. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2025.