Andrew Fisher
(100m)
Date of birth: December 15, 1991
Persona best: 9.94s
Season’s best: 10.07s
Olympic record: 9.63s
World record: 9.58s
Andrew is a renowned sprinter who has a load of potential.
Kemarley Brown
(100m)
Date of birth: July 20, 1992
Personal best: 9.93s
Season’s best: 10.03s
Kemarley will be looking to make Bahrain proud in Rio, but it will be a monumental task for the talented young sprinter.
Yaqoob Salem Eid
(200m)
Date of birth: March 1, 1996
Personal best: 20.34s
Season’s best: 20.34s
Olympic record: 19.30
World record: 19.19
Yaqoob is in good form having recently clocked a new personal best time. He hopes to carry that impressive run into Rio.
Ali Khamis
(400m)
Date of birth: June 30, 1995
Personal best: 44.55s
Season’s best: 44.55s
Olympic record: 43.49s
World record: 43.18s
Ali is one of Bahrain’s best sprinters. He competes in the 200m, 400m and 400m hurdles. At just 21, Ali has already made a name for himself on the international stage, especially during his years competing at the youth and junior levels. His career highlight is a silver medal in the 400m hurdles at the IAAF World Junior Championships in 2014 in the US. He hopes to make a splash in Rio in the 400m after having registered a new personal best, a mark he will be looking to constantly improve moving forward.
Abbas Abubakar
(400m)
Date of birth: May 17, 1996
Persona best: 45.15s
Season’s best: 46.05s
Abbas is another young sprinter who has been successful in recent years at the youth and junior levels. In 2014, the now 20-year-old clinched a bronze medal in the 400m at the IAAF World Junior Championship in the US. He has improved his personal best each year since 2014, with exception to this season so far, although he will be hoping to turn some heads in the Bahrain red and white in Rio.
Abraham R Kipchirchir
(800m)
Date of birth: September 26, 1993
Personal best: 1:43.13
Season’s best: 1:45.83
Olympic record: 1:40.91
World record: 1:40.91
Abraham is one of Bahrain’s most promising middle-distance runners. He competed across the globe as part of the IAAF world tour. He made it to the semi-finals in the 15th IAAF World Championships in China in 2015.
Al Siddique Mikho
(1,500m)
Date of birth: July 25, 1990
Personal best: 3:32.30
Season’s best: 3:32.30
Olympic record: 3:32.07
World record: 3:26.00
Al Siddique is one of Bahrain’s most gifted middle-distance runners. He has competed in the 800m, 1,000m and the 1,400m but in Rio he will be contesting the 1,500m event. Since 2013, Al has consistently improved his times and earlier this season went below the one minute-32 second mark. His personal best is now close to the Olympic record, although both marks are far from the world record.
Benson Kiplagat Seurei
(1,500m)
Date of birth: March 27, 1984
Personal best: 3:31.61
Season’s best: 3:35.28
Benson is one of Bahrain’s most experienced runners. At 32, he will be looked upon for guidance by the rest of his younger teammates in Rio. He has been competing in the middle distance over the past few years, but in Rio he will be contesting only the 1,500m. He has had mixed results recently but he must not be counted out, however, with a personal best that is currently marginally better than the Olympic record.
John Kibet Koech
(3,000m steeplechase)
Date of birth: August 23, 1995
Personal best: 8:09.62
Season’s best: 8:09.62
Olympic record: 8:05.51
World record: 7:53.63
John is another one of Bahrain’s top young runners who is capable of pulling off a surprise in Rio. He has a massive challenge ahead of him, however, as the steeplechase is always one of the most hotly contested. He has steadily improved his personal best in the event over the past few years, and now enjoys an ultra-quick mark that is below eight minutes and 10 seconds.
Nelson K Cherutich
(3,000m steeplechase)
Date of birth: March 9, 1993
Personal best: 8:22.24
Season’s best: 8:26.23
Nelson adds to a formidable line-up in the steeplechase for Bahrain. He has greatly improved his times over the course of his career, first clocking marks of nine minutes and above until improving by more than half-a-minute his personal best.
Albert Kibichii Rop
(5,000m)
Date of birth: July 17, 1992
Personal best: 12: 51.96
Season’s best: 13:04.87
Olympic record: 12:57.82
World record: 12:37.35
Albert is another highly touted member of the Bahrain delegation. He competes regularly on the IAAF world tour in top-class meetings all over the globe. In Rio, he will be going for a medal in the 5,000m. He has already represented Bahrain on the international stage, having run in both the IAAF Intercontinental Cup, the IAAF World Cross Country Championship and at last year’s World Championships.
Zouhair Aouad
(5,000m)
Date of birth: April 7, 1989
Personal best: 13:14.16
Season’s best: 13:14.16
Zouhair registered a new personal best in June, eclipsing his old mark by more than 12 seconds. More improvements may be seen on the grandest stage of athletics.
Elabbassi El Hassan
(10,000m)
Date of birth: April 13, 1984
Personal best: 27:52.02
Seasons’ best: 27:52.02
Olympic record: 27:01.17
World record: 26:17.53
A veteran distance runner, Elabbassi will be competing in the 10,000m in Rio. He has been a consistent performer in this distance over the past few years, usually clocking marks in the 27-minute range. He will need to put in an extra effort to beat the more well-known distance specialists in Rio.
Hassan Chani
(10,000m)
Date of birth: May 5, 1988
Personal best: 27:56.48
Season’s best: 27:56.48
Olympic record: 27:01.17
World record: 26:17.53
Hassan competed for Bahrain at the world cross country championships last year and was ranked a respectable 20th. He will be looking for an even better result in Rio. He has shown vast improvement recently, especially in the 10,000m where he improved his best time by 15 seconds in the course of just one year.
Abraham N Cheroben
(10,000m)
Date of birth: October 11, 1992
Personal best: 27:34.99
Season’s best: 27:34.99
Abraham is a promising athlete having won a few races internationally over the past few years. Now making the transition to the 10,000m, things are looking promising for him.
Shumi Dechasa
(Marathon)
Date of birth: May 28, 1989
Personal best: 2:06.43
Season’s best: NA
Olympic record: 2:06:32
World record: 2:02:57
Shumi is one of few Bahraini hopefuls for a medal in Rio. He is no stranger to top international competition, having raced in and won many events. He finished a commendable fifth overall at last year’s IAAF World Championships. He is yet to officially race in a marathon this season but his years of experience will help catapult him to a good result.
Alemu Bekele
(Marathon)
Date of birth: March 23, 1990
Personal best: 2:13:28
Season’s best: 2:13:28
Alemu is one of Bahrain’s most talented young athletes. Earlier in his career he was touted to be the next Kenenisa Bekele – as both exhibit a similar running style and hailing from villages just seven kilometres apart in Ethiopia. He has competed in several international races for Bahrain in all sorts of distances, ranging from the 1,500m, 3,000m and 10,000m to the 20 kms, half-marathon and marathon. He has progressed well over the years. His personal best in the marathon was clocked earlier this year in Dubai, and he hopes to continue this good form in Rio.
Isaac Korir
(Marathon)
Date of birth: August 26, 1990
Personal best: 2:14:50
Season’s best: 2:14:52
Isaac will be hoping to use his IAAF World Cross Country Championships and IAAF World Half-Marathon Championships experience when he takes to the road in Rio for the marathon. He has limited experience in the grueling race but has the capability of pulling off a surprise.
Mahmood Haji
(Shooting 50m rifle prone)
Date of birth:
March 11, 1991
Mahmood, a wild card entry, is one of Bahrain’s best shooters. He has been representing the country in international competitions since 2014. He will be Bahrain’s lone participant in shooting in Rio where he hopes to turn some heads.
Farhan Saleh
(Swimming, 50m freestyle)
Date of birth:
October 24, 1996
Farhan will be representing the Kingdom as wild card. Guided by Bahrain Swimming Association’s Romanian coach Aliaksandr Karpaliou, Farhan, a wild card entry, will be hoping to register a new personal best.
Adam Batirov
(Wrestling, 65kg free style)
Date of birth:
January 13, 1985
Adam was a big winner at this year’s Asian Wrestling Championship in Thailand. He will be spearheading Bahrain for the first time at the Olympics. The 31-year-old veteran hopes to continue his impressive run, but this time on a higher level when he faces some of the world’s best in the 65kg weight category.
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