Qatari sprinter Abdalelah Harun dies in a car crash on June 26. The sad news was reported by the International Association of Athletics Federations (World Athletics) on Twitter. The death of the 24-year-old runner was confirmed by the Secretary General of the Qatar Athletics Federation, Mohammed Issa Al-Fadal.

" He was recovering from an injury and was preparing to take part in the selection for the Tokyo Olympics, "

The highest achievement in the Qatari sprinter's career was the " He also participated in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.In 2015, at the age of 18, Harun won the 400m race at the Asian Championships, setting a record among participants under 20 years old - 44.27 seconds.

Harun also has a silver medal at the 2016 World Indoor Championships and a victory at the Junior Planetary Championship in 2016.