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Ramzi Defeats Kiprop to Win First-Ever Olympic Gold for Bahrain; Willis Surprises with Bronze
Posted August 19th, 2008 at 3:58 PM by Stephanie Lowe
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
Thanks to Rashid Ramzi, Bahrain has its first-ever Olympic gold medal. The former Moroccan won the men’s 1500 meters Tuesday night in Beijing. With a relentless 51-second final lap, Ramzi, the 2005 world champion, finished in 3:32.94 ahead of Kenya’s Asbel Kiprop (3:33.11). Nick Willis of New Zealand was third in 3:34.16.
“I didn’t expect this in my wildest dreams. This didn’t come from nothing, I had to work hard, now I can be very proud,” Ramzi said.
The race started with Kiprop and Kenyan teammate Augustine Choge in the lead. Kiprop led the pack through the first 400 meters in 56.48 seconds. Then Choge took over for a 1:56.06 800-meter split.
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IAAF Council finds Taher guilty of age manipulation
Posted March 26th, 2007 at 8:00 AM by Bob Ramsak
Section: News & Results
An investigation by the sport’s world governing body determined that Bahraini runner Tarek Mubarek Salem Taher falsified documents to manipulate his age.
The onging probe found that Taher, the former Kenyan Dennis Kipkurui Sang, falsified a birth certificate in order to obtain a Kenyan passport which listed his date of birth as 1 December, 1989, when he was actually at least three years older.
Competing for Bahrain, Taher won the 2000m steeplechase at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Marrakech, Morocco, a competition only open to athletes 17 or younger. He also competed for his adopted country in the junior race at the 2006 World Cross Country Championships and the 2006 World Junior championships, where he finished second in the 3000m steeplechase where he was also ineligible to compete.
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Conflicting reports regarding status of Israeli marathon winner from Bahrain
Posted January 31st, 2007 at 6:12 PM by Lisa Cieplechowicz
Section: News & Results, Marathons
The situation around Bahraini runner Mushir Salem Jawhar, which seemed resolved, is once again in flux.
In the past two weeks, it has been reported that Jawhar’s Bahraini citizenship was revoked due to his participation in a marathon in Israel, a country Bahrain refuses to recognize. Conflicting reports now indicate that Jawhar was never stripped of his citizenship, but has been banned from participating in athletics competition for two years as punishment for his time in Israel.
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Jawhar welcomed back to Bahrain; “apologizes” for running Israeli marathon
Posted January 23rd, 2007 at 7:06 PM by Lisa Cieplechowicz
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Two weeks ago, The Final Sprint reported that Bahrain revoked the citizenship of runner Mushir Salem Jawhar due to his participation in the Tiberias marathon in Israel, a country Bahrain refuses to recognize.
Jawhar can now breathe a sigh of relief and has returned home. After he formally apologized last week to the government in Manama for breaking the country’s laws by competing in Israel, Bahrain reversed its decision to revoke the citizenship of the Kenya-born athlete. Yousif Ahmed Abdul Qadar, general supervisor of the Bahraini Athletics Association, confirmed:
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Bahrain revokes citizenship of runner for competing in Israel’s Tiberias Marathon
Posted January 8th, 2007 at 5:14 PM by Jennifer Lipman
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Imagine that you sprint your way across the finish line; achieving an exhilarating marathon victory. Naturally, you’re ready to celebrate and to return to your home-country as a hero.
However, your joy comes to an abrupt halt and your world comes crashing down as you learn that your passport and citizenship has suddenly been revoked by your country. Unfortunately, this was no dream - but rather an unthinkable and sad reality for Bahrain’s Mushir Salem Jawher.
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