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Saif Saaeed Shaheen

Saif Saaeed Shaheen

June 09, 2023

Lamecha Girma Runs 7:52.11 World Record in Steeplechase on Crazy Night in Paris

Lamecha Girma capped the Paris Diamond League with an impressive 7:52.11 world record. We break that down and the other non world record highlights including Sydney McLaughlin-Lavrone getting beat at 400, Keely Hodgkinson getting a PB and Noah Lyles a big 100 win.
May 13, 2020

I Was Bored, So I Watched the Men's Steeple at the 2003 World Championships

One week before the 2003 Worlds, the planet's best runner, Stephen Cherono, changed his name to Saif Saaeed Shaheen and switched nationality from Kenya to Qatar. The steeplechase final pit Shaheen against his brother Abraham (still angry over the move) and a young Ezekiel Kemboi and culminated with a thrilling home-straight duel.