Sadik Mikhou (born 25 July 1990) is a Moroccan-born middle-distance runner who has represented Bahrain internationally since 2015.[1] He competed at the 2017 World Championships finishing sixth, and won the gold at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games. He previously represented Morocco before switching his sporting allegiance to Bahrain.
Sadik Mikhou in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 July 1990 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 1500 metres |
On 8 August 2021, the International Testing Agency confirmed that Mikhou has been provisionally suspended for receiving a blood transfusion during the Tokyo Olympics.[2] He had previously served a two-year suspension imposed in 2018.[3]
International competitions
editThis section needs to be updated. (August 2021) |
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing | |||||
| 2013 | Arab Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:40.81 |
| Representing | |||||
| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 1st | 1500 m | 3:36.64 |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 6th | 1500 m | 3:35.81 | |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | – | 800 m | DNF |
| 9th (h) | 1500 m | 3:50.751 | |||
1Did not finish in the final
Personal bests
editOutdoors
- 800 metres – 1:46.55 (Rabat 2014)
- 1000 metres – 2:22.28 (Rabat 2011)
- 1500 metres – 3:31.34 (Hengelo 2017)
- 3000 metres – 7:39.02 (Paris 2016)
- 10 kilometres – 28:05 (Doha 2017)
References
edit- ↑ Sadik Mikhou at World Athletics
- ↑ Bahrain Olympics runner Alsadik Mikhou suspended for alleged blood doping
- ↑ @aiu_athletics (19 September 2018). "AIU confirms a Provisional Suspension against #Bahraini middle- distance #athlete Sadik Mikhou for the use of prohi…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Profile of Sadik MIKHOU". All-Athletics.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2017-08-15.