Qatar's Haydar Qualifies for Tokyo 2020

Published May 5th, 2019 - 11:19 GMT
Abdalla Haydar (Photo: Qatar Tribune)
Abdalla Haydar (Photo: Qatar Tribune)

Abdalla Haydar has qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after finishing fourth with a time of 1:44.82 in the men’s 800m race at the Doha Diamond League on Friday.

Haydar had set a personal best of 1:44.33 at the Asian Athletics Championships last month, winning the gold medal at the meet.

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