Our champion Abubaker Haydar Abdalla won the 800m gold on day two of the 23rd Asian Athletics Championships, currently being held on the track and field at Khalifa International Stadium over four days, the second gold of the day for Qatar after Abderrahman Samba’s 400m hurdles win.
Abubaker’s gold came after he took first place in the race in 1:44.33, the best time in the world this year, while Kuwait’s Ibrahim Al Dhafiri finished second in 1:46.88, Qatar’s Jamal Hiran came third in 1:47.27, and Qatar’s Abdulrahman Saeed finished fourth in 1:47.71.
Abubaker Haydar had qualified for the 800m final after topping his heat yesterday (Sunday) in 1:49.62, while Abdulrahman Saeed also qualified for the final after clocking 1:50.50 yesterday, and Jamal Hiran clocked 1:50.73 yesterday to reach the final.
