Abbas Abubakar Abbas (Arabic: عباس أبو بكر عباس; born 17 May 1996) is a Nigerian-born Bahraini athletesprinter who competes internationally for Bahrain. He was the silver medallist in the 400 metres at the 2014 Asian Games. He has a personal best of 44.90 seconds for the event.
Abbas made his debut for his adopted nation the following year at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics. Running in the 400 m, he managed a personal best in the qualifiers with a time of 46.85 seconds.[3] In the final he originally finished in third place, but was disqualified for a lane infraction.[4] He completed a 200 m/400 m double at the West Asian Youth Athletics Championships three months later.[2]
At the start of following track season he was a double medallist at the Arab Junior Athletics Championships, winning the 200 m and placing second in a Bahraini 1–2 of the 400 m, behind Ali Khamis Abbas. He ran two personal bests in those events at the Plovdiv Memorial Vulpev-Bakchevanov that July, timing 21.25 seconds and 45.93 seconds, respectively. At the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics he was a 400 m finalist and despite a slow start managed to take the bronze medal – his first global podium finish.[5] He rose among the senior elite runners at the 2014 Asian Games: two Bahraini junior records came in the qualifiers, first a run of 45.61, then one of 45.17 seconds.[6] He was beaten Youssef Masrahi in the final by over a second, but was still a clear second to take the silver medal at the age of 18.[7] His best time that year ranked him the second fastest junior 400 m runner for the season, just behind world junior champion Machel Cedenio.[8]
abbas, abubakar, abbas, arabic, عباس, أبو, بكر, عباس, born, 1996, nigerian, born, bahraini, athlete, sprinter, competes, internationally, bahrain, silver, medallist, metres, 2014, asian, games, personal, best, seconds, event, personal, informationnationalityba. Abbas Abubakar Abbas Arabic عباس أبو بكر عباس born 17 May 1996 is a Nigerian born Bahraini athlete sprinter who competes internationally for Bahrain He was the silver medallist in the 400 metres at the 2014 Asian Games He has a personal best of 44 90 seconds for the event Abbas Abubakar AbbasPersonal informationNationalityBahrainiBorn 1996 05 17 17 May 1996 age 27 Kano NigeriaHeight1 75 m 5 ft 9 in Weight66 kg 146 lb SportCountryBahrainSportAthleticsEvent400 metresMedal record Men s athleticsRepresenting BahrainWorld Championships2019 Doha 4 400 m mixedAsian Games2014 Incheon 400 m Contents 1 Career 2 Personal bests 3 References 4 External linksCareer editBorn in Kano State Nigeria he first established himself at the national level with a runner up finish over 400 metres at the 2012 Nigerian National Sports Festival finishing behind Orukpe Erayokan 1 Less than a month later the 16 year old Nigerian opted to compete for Bahrain changing his eligibility to the Middle East state 2 Abbas made his debut for his adopted nation the following year at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics Running in the 400 m he managed a personal best in the qualifiers with a time of 46 85 seconds 3 In the final he originally finished in third place but was disqualified for a lane infraction 4 He completed a 200 m 400 m double at the West Asian Youth Athletics Championships three months later 2 At the start of following track season he was a double medallist at the Arab Junior Athletics Championships winning the 200 m and placing second in a Bahraini 1 2 of the 400 m behind Ali Khamis Abbas He ran two personal bests in those events at the Plovdiv Memorial Vulpev Bakchevanov that July timing 21 25 seconds and 45 93 seconds respectively At the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics he was a 400 m finalist and despite a slow start managed to take the bronze medal his first global podium finish 5 He rose among the senior elite runners at the 2014 Asian Games two Bahraini junior records came in the qualifiers first a run of 45 61 then one of 45 17 seconds 6 He was beaten Youssef Masrahi in the final by over a second but was still a clear second to take the silver medal at the age of 18 7 His best time that year ranked him the second fastest junior 400 m runner for the season just behind world junior champion Machel Cedenio 8 Personal bests edit200 metres 21 25 seconds 2014 400 metres 45 17 seconds 2014 400 meters 44 90 seconds 2019 References edit Eduzor Ifeanyi 7 December 2012 National Sports Festival Eko 2012 Ereyokan revels in 400m win usurped National Mirror Retrieved on 2014 09 29 a b Abbas Abubaker Tilastopaja Retrieved on 29 September 2014 Abubakar Abbas IAAF Retrieved on 29 September 2014 2013 World Youth Championships Boy s 400 metres final IAAF Retrieved on 29 September 2014 Morse Parker 25 July 2014 Report men s 400m IAAF World Junior Championships Oregon 2014 IAAF Retrieved on 2014 09 29 Minshull Phil 27 September 2014 Mohammed gets the 2014 Asian Games athletics off to a historic start UPDATED IAAF Retrieved on 2014 09 29 Minshull Phil 28 September 2014 Ogunode sets area 100m record of 9 93 at the Asian Games IAAF Retrieved on 2014 09 29 400 Metres men junior outdoor 2014 IAAF Retrieved on 29 September 2014 External links editAbubakar Abbas at World Athletics nbsp Abubakar Abbas at Diamond League nbsp Abubakar Abbas at Olympedia nbsp Abbas Abubakar Abbas at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abbas Abubakar Abbas amp oldid 1175688733, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
