Abdelhadi Habassa
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Abdelhadi Habassa is a Moroccan
long-distance runner.
He finished eighteenth at the 2001 World Half Marathon Championships
.
His personal best time in the 10,000 metres was 28:16.28 minutes, achieved in July 2001 in Ottawa
. His personal best time in the half marathon
was 1:01:21 hours, achieved in April 2003 in Safi
.
In 2008 Habassa was found guilty of norandrosterone doping. The sample was delivered on 3 February 2008 in an in-competition test in Valladolid
, Spain. He received an IAAF suspension from May 2008 to May 2010.
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
long-distance runner.
He finished eighteenth at the 2001 World Half Marathon Championships
2001 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
The 10th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on October 7, 2001 in the city of Bristol, UK, and was run simultaneously with that year's Bristol Half Marathon. A total of 200 athletes, 125 men and 75 women, from 52 countries took part.-Individual:...
.
His personal best time in the 10,000 metres was 28:16.28 minutes, achieved in July 2001 in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
. His personal best time in the half marathon
Half marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...
was 1:01:21 hours, achieved in April 2003 in Safi
Safi, Morocco
Safi is a city in western Morocco on the Atlantic Ocean. The capital of the Doukkala-Abda Region, it has a population of 282,227 , but is also the centre of an agglomeration which has an estimated 793,000 inhabitants ....
.
In 2008 Habassa was found guilty of norandrosterone doping. The sample was delivered on 3 February 2008 in an in-competition test in Valladolid
Valladolid
Valladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales...
, Spain. He received an IAAF suspension from May 2008 to May 2010.