Masoud Azizi

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Masoud Azizi (Dari / {{langx|fa|مسعود عزیزی}}; born 2 February 1985) is an Afghan athlete.[https://www.foxnews.com/story/afghan-woman-runs-toward-olympics-despite-jeers-potential-danger "Afghan Woman Runs Toward Olympics Despite Jeers, Potential Danger"], Associated Press, March 16, 2008 His personal best time in the 100m sprint is 11.11 seconds, achieved in April 2005 in Mecca. In 2013 Azizi failed a doping test at the 2013 World Championships, and was suspended for two years.

Early life

Azizi was born into a prominent Afghan Pashtun family of the Azizi tribe, a sub-tribe of the Kheshgi tribe.{{Cite book|last=Rashid|first=Haroon|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gOFtAAAAMAAJ&q=Azizi+|title=History of the Pathans: The Sarabani Pathans|date=2002|publisher=Haroon Rashid|language=en}}

Career

Azizi represented Afghanistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, competing in the men's 100m sprint. He finished last in his heat, with a time of 11.66 seconds.[https://web.archive.org/web/20040825024236/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2004/schedules/99577ByEvent.html Results of the men's 100m sprint], CNN In the 2005 Asian Championships, Azizi came 7th in a time 11.38 seconds. He represented his country again at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[http://www.embassyofafghanistan.org/04.29.2008olympic.html "Afghan Athletes Train for Beijing Olympic "] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513144652/http://www.embassyofafghanistan.org/04.29.2008olympic.html |date=2008-05-13 }}, Afghan embassy to the United States, April 29, 2008 He competed in the 100 metres and placed 8th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time of 11.45 seconds. Azizi also finished 8th in his first-round heat in the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin in 2009 where he ran alongside Dwain Chambers and African record-holder Olusoji Fasuba.{{cite web|url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/3/8005293.shtml |title=Athlete biography: Massoud Azizi |accessdate=2008-08-24 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601001412/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/3/8005293.shtml |archivedate=June 1, 2009 }}, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 25, 2008 He competed again in the preliminary rounds of the 2011 and 2013 World Championships and the 2012 Olympics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/afghanistan/massoud-azizi-200047|title=IAAF: Massoud Azizi {{!}} Profile|website=iaaf.org|access-date=2017-10-07}}

Doping

In 2013 Azizi failed a doping test at 2013 World Championships, and was suspended for two years.[http://www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=462a4e1d-e749-4009-9c44-66643f4daadc.pdf&urlslug=NEWS%20149%20-%20January%202014 IAAF suspensions.]

Personal Bests

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Distance ! Time ! Wind ! Location / Date
100m \| 11.11 sec \| + 0.0 m/s \| Mecca / 12 April 2005
200m \| 22.65 sec \| + 1.9 m/s \| Dhaka / 6 February 2010

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Distance

! Time

! Wind

! Location / Date

100m

| 11.11 sec

| + 0.0 m/s

| Mecca / 12 April 2005

200m

| 22.65 sec

| + 1.9 m/s