Hajar Eddou (Arabic: هجر الضو; born 15 August 1999), also spelled Hajar Edaou, Hajer Edhou, or Hajar Eddaou, is a Moroccan sprinter specialising in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She is a six-time Moroccan Athletics Championships winner and championship record-holder in the 100 m and 200 m. She was promoted to the bronze medal in the 100 m at the 2021 Arab Athletics Championships following the doping disqualification of the original winner.
.jpg) Hajar Eddou at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | Arabic: هجر الضو[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Hajar Eddou Hajar Edaou Hajer Edhou Hajar Eddaou | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Morocco | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 August 1999 (24 years, 264 days old)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres 200 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography edit
At the 2017 Arab Athletics Championships, Eddou was a member of the gold medal-winning Moroccan 4 × 400 m team.[4] Eddou's first international experience in individual events was at the 2019 Summer Universiade in the 100 m and the 200 m, where she finished 40th and 34th respectively.[2]
Eddou competed in the 100 m at the 2021 Arab Athletics Championships, placing 4th behind initial Iraqi race winner Dana Hussain. However, in February 2023 Eddou was promoted to the bronze medal position following the doping disqualification of Hussein due to a positive drugs test.[5]
Eddou attempted the 100 and 200 double again at the 2022 Mediterranean Games, making the finals in both events. With a 6th-place finish, her better placing was in the 100 m, but her time of 23.73 in the 200 m for 7th was a personal best.[2] At the 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games, Eddou competed in the 100 m, where she advanced to the finals with a wind-aided 11.23 performance in the first round and a 3rd-place finish in her semifinal.[6][7] In the finals, she placed 5th behind Edidiong Odiong, Farzaneh Fasihi, Maboundou Koné, and Hajar Al-Khaldi. Her time was a wind-legal personal best of 11.20 seconds, but the mark could not be officially ratified due to the photo finish computer timer malfunctioning.[2]
In 2023, Eddou represented Morocco in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2023 Arab Games. With Eddou on the anchor leg, the team won the silver medal behind Bahrain.[2]
Statistics edit
Personal bests edit
| Event | Mark | Place | Competition | Venue | Date | Ref |
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| 100 metres | 11.46 (+1.6 m/s) |  |
Moroccan Athletics Championships | Rabat, Morocco | 23 July 2022 | [2] |
| 11.20 (+1.1 m/s)[a] | 5th | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 10 August 2022 | [2] | |
| 200 metres | 23.44 (-1.3 m/s) | |
Moroccan Athletics Championships | Rabat, Morocco | 24 July 2022 | [2] |
Notes edit
- ^ Mark not considered official due to phototimer malfunction
References edit
- ^ "HAJAR EDDAOU". 2023 Arab Games.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Hajar Eddou at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ a b "Hajar Eddaou - Athlétisme - 🇲🇦 Maroc". GM Sponsoring.
- ^ "المغرب يحرز 6 ميداليات منها 3 ذهبية في اليوم الثالث من البطولة العربية لألعاب القوى". almountakhab.com (in Arabic).
- ^ "Iraq's London 2012 flag bearer suspended for unwitting doping abuse as coach banned for life". Inside The Games.
- ^ "Juegos de la Solidaridad Islámica: Balance positivo de la participación marroquí en el atletismo tras la 1ª jornada". Agence Marocaine de Presse (in French).
- ^ "Jeux de la solidarité islamique : bon démarrage pour les athlètes marocains". telquel.ma (in French).