Category: RECORDS IN ME & AFRICA*

Hadi Souan (aka) Hadi Soua’an Al-Somaily wins a Silver medal in 400m hurdles and brings Saudi Arabia’s First Olympic Medal Victory – 2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney, Australia.

He has won over 40 medals. Some of them are:

Records:

• 2005 – Gold Medal – 400 m hurdles -Asian Championship, Incheon, South Korea
• 2005 – Silver Medal – 400 m hurdles – Islamic Solidarity Games, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
• 2005- Gold Medal – 4 x 400 m relay – Islamic Solidarity Games, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
• 2004- Gold Medal – 400m hurdles – Pan Arab Games, Algiers, Algeria
• 2004- Gold Medal – 4 x 400m relay – Pan Arab Games, Algiers, Algeria
• 2002 – Gold Medal – 400m hurdles – West Asian Games, Kuwait
• 2002 – Gold Medal – 400m hurdles – Asian Games, Busan, South Korea
• 2002 -Gold Medal – 4 x 400m relay – Asian Games, Busan, South Korea
• 2001 – Copper Medal – 400m hurdles – Goodwill Games, Brisbane, Australia
• 2000 -Silver Medal – 400m hurdles – Summer Olympics, Sydney, Australia
• 2000 – Gold Medal – 400m hurdles – Asian Championship, Jakarta, Indonesia
• 2000- Copper Medal – 4 x 400m relay – Asian Championship, Jakarta, Indonesia
• 1999- Gold Medal – 400m hurdles – Pan Arab Games, Amman, Jordan

Positions / Honours:

-Board member – Saudi Arabian Athletic Federation (SAAF) / -Board Member – Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee (SAOC) Assembly / -Member, Olympic Council of Asian Athletic Commission / -Member – Saudi Sports Arbitration Centre / – Member -International Relations Committee, Saudi Arabia Olympic Committee (SAOC) etc.

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