RIP Abubakar Kaki 800m Olympian. Update: Wikipedia says he's dead but we think he's alive!

Sounds like his house was hit by artillery. He was only 35 years old.

800m World silver medalist

2x 800m World Indoor champion

1:42.23 NR, 2:13.62 NR, 3:31.76 NR

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استشهاد العداء العالمي أبوبكر كاكي في الفاشر بعد قصف منزله من قبل مليشيا الجنجويد

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الفاشر – سودافاكس: فُجع الوسط الرياضي السوداني والدولي صباح اليوم بنبأ استشهاد العداء العالمي أبوبكر كاكي، أحد أبرز نجوم ألعاب القوى في السودان، وذلك إثر قصف

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Christ that is very young to die.

Sad.

Here is a nice summary of his performances

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Abubaker Kaki Khamis

Abubaker Kaki Khamis (Arabic: أبو بكر خميس كاكي; 21 June 1989 – 12 April 2025) was a Sudanese runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He was a two-time World Indoor Champion over the distance and also won gold at the 2007 A...

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Rest in peace. Awful.

RIP so sad.

Fake news! Someone I know just talked to him. He is well and alive

Always seems too many great African athletes die tragically. But the Sudanese Sandstorm definitely left his mark on the sport.

I feel very sad for him and his family. RIP Kaki.

Thanks for the news.

He was second fiddle to Rudisha for much of his career but loved how he would always get out aggressively and attack, and part of the memorable 2012 final of course.

Terrible news, he surely had resources to get himself and immediate family out of Sudan but must have had good reasons to stay and I respect that decision. Shouldn't cost anyone their life.

lots of removed posts hmmm?

Awful. He was so popular on letsrun as a junior. War is hell. RIP.

That’s not true!! He is a lived and he live in a sharika imarat