Mohamed Katir is a major phenomenon of Spanish and the world. This athlete was almost anonymous until the 2021 Olympic Games. That year, he was 23 years old and missed the golden stage of athletes.
In 2020, Mohamed Katir ranked fifth at a distance of 3,000m and ranked 7th at a distance of 1,500m in the Spanish championship. He has a modest personal achievement of 3 minutes 6.59 seconds, 7 minutes 44.13 seconds and 13 minutes 50.19 at the distance of 1,500m, 3,000m and 5,000m respectively.
A year later, he was one of the best medium -sided athletes in the world. His personal achievement soared to 3 minutes 28.76, 7 minutes 27.64 and 12 minutes 50.79, all of which were the record of Spain. He also won two Diamond Leagues and ranked 8th in the 5,000 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
In 2022, Mohamed Katir won a bronze medal running 1,500m at the World Championship in Eugene, and in 2023, he won a silver medal in the 5,000 -world championship in Budapest, only 0.14 seconds behind Jakob Ingrigtsen. Katir also broke the European record of Inenbrigtsen at a distance of 5,000 meters when running 12 minutes 45.01 second in Monaco.
Leading athletes such as Katir are required to spend an hour a day to be ready to check random doping. They also have to provide information about their daily location when required unexpectedly. If this violates this 3 times within 12 months, they will be suspended to compete to investigate.
If the penalty is remained unchanged, Mohamed Katir will be banned from playing from 1 to 2 years depending on the seriousness of the violation. That means he certainly misses the Paris Olympic Games 2024.
After receiving the sentence, Mohamed Katir announced he would appeal. The athlete said his second violation was recorded inaccurate. Besides, Katir also complained he had to try doping too many times outside the tournaments.
