Ismail Abakar
Ismail Doudai Abakar | |
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| Born | January 1, 2004 Qatar |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Known for | Hurdling |
Ismail Doudai Abakar (born 1 January 2004) is an accomplished Qatari athlete specializing in hurdles.
Career
At the 2022 Arab U20 Athletics Championships held in Radès, Tunisia, Abakar secured the gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles and took silver in the 400 metres event. Later that year, he represented Qatar at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.
In February 2023, he contributed to Qatar's silver medal performance in the relay at the 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Kazakhstan. By May 2023, he achieved a personal record of 49.18 seconds in the 400 metres hurdles during the 2023 Doha Diamond League meet.
June 2023 saw Abakar claim titles in both the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles at the Asian U20 Championships in Yecheon, South Korea. The following month, he earned a bronze medal as part of Qatar's relay squad at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok. At the postponed Athletics at the 2022 Asian Games in October 2023, he advanced to the 400 metres final and helped secure a silver medal in the relay event.
In March 2024, competing in Potchefstroom, South Africa, Abakar improved his personal best to 48.68 seconds in the 400 metres hurdles, achieving the qualifying mark for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. He then took part with Qatar at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas, and competed again in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2024 Doha Diamond League in May. On 20 July 2024, he further lowered his hurdles personal best to 47.72 seconds during the London Athletics Meet.
At the 2025 World Athletics Championships staged in Tokyo, Abakar set a new personal best in the men's 400 metres hurdles semi-final and ultimately finished eighth in the final. Additionally, he played a key role as Qatar finished fifth in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay final.
Personal life
His brother, Oumar Doudai Abakar, is also engaged competitively as a hurdler.