Christophe Boulos

{{Short description|Lebanese sprinter (born 1996)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

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| nationality = Lebanese

| sport = Athletics

| event = Sprinting

| club = Inter Lebanon

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|8|20|df=yes}}

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| height = 1.72

| weight = 72kg

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Chris Boulos (born 20 August 1996) is a Lebanese track and field sprinter.{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/lebanon/christophe-boulos-284186 |title=Chris Boulos |publisher=IAAF |accessdate=13 March 2018}} He represented his country in the men's 60 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships.[https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6019/AT-60-M-h----.SL2.pdf Start list]

Boulos trained under the Inter Lebanon club and attended College des Freres Maristes Champville.{{cite web|url=https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/758984/Jamhour_se_taille_la_part_du_lion__au_championnat_du_Liban.html|title=Jamhour takes the lion's share of the Lebanese championship|website=lorientlejour.com|access-date=4 March 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ndj.edu.lb/sport/athletisme-resultats-meetings-20171226|title=Résultats du meeting d'athlétisme du 26 décembre 2017|language=fr|website=ndj.edu.lb|access-date=4 March 2025}} Boulos is one of four Lebanese sprinters to have ever run under 10.70 seconds for 100 m.{{cite web|url=https://christelsaneh-22325.medium.com/the-athletics-journey-of-breaking-the-100m-barriers-in-lebanon-11283072b9fb|title=The Journey of Improving the 100m Times in Lebanese Athletics|author=Christel Saneh|access-date=4 March 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtIXfDY-C-I|title=Nobody's Famous #31 - Chris Boulos - An Olympian amidst an uninformed Culture|author=Ali Rifai}}

After making his global debut at the 2013 World U18 Championships in Athletics, Boulos qualified in both the 100 m and 200 m at the 2017 World University Games. A controversy emerged surrounding his 100 m heat because he was drawn to compete against Israeli athlete Imri Persiado. The Fédération Libanaise d'Athlétisme was at first unsure if allowing him to compete would violate a Lebanese law against a boycott of Israel, but a decision was ultimately made that they could compete because they were only two of eight runners in the heat.{{cite web|url=https://www.academia.edu/35822056/Not_Allowed_to_Win_Lebanons_Sporting_Boycott_of_Israel|title=Not Allowed to Win: Lebanon's Sporting Boycott of Israel|website=academia.edu|access-date=4 March 2025}}