Aziza Sbaity

Aziza Sbaity
Sbaity in 2017
Personal information
Born (1991-11-17) 17 November 1991 (age 34)
Monrovia, Liberia
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
100 metres, 200 metres

Aziza Sbaity (Arabic: عزيزة سبيتي, romanized: ʻAzīzah Subaytī; born 17 November 1991) is a Lebanese-Liberian sprinter. She is the 100m Lebanese national record holder and she has represented her country at one outdoor and two indoor World Championships. Born in Monrovia to a Liberian mother and Lebanese father, Sbaity moved with her family to Lebanon aged 10, escaping the civil war in Liberia. She grew up in Kafra, Bint Jbeil District, and studied at SABIS.

In November 2023, Sbaity was named to the BBC's 100 Women list.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Lebanon
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 32nd (h) 100 m 12.44
West Asian Championships Aleppo, Syria 4th 100 m 12.44
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 51.40
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:59.59
2012 West Asian Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 4:07.28
2014 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 9th (h) 60 m 7.92
World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 35th (h) 60 m 7.82
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 15th (sf) 100 m 12.11
12th (h) 200 m 25.02
World Championships Beijing, China 44th (h) 100 m 11.98
2016 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 17th (h) 60 m 7.67
World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 38th (h) 60 m 7.78
2017 Jeux de la Francophonie Abidjan, Ivory Coast 11th (h) 100 m 12.08
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 14th (h) 60 m 7.77
2018 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 4th (h) 60 m 7.69
West Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 3rd 100 m 11.75
2nd 200 m 24.20
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 48.60
Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 24th (h) 100 m 12.02
18th (h) 200 m 24.55
2019 Arab Championships Cairo, Egypt 5th 100 m 12.33
4th 200 m 24.53
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 47.83
Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 12th (sf) 100 m 11.73
15th (h) 200 m 24.25
2021 Arab Championships Radès, Tunisia 3rd 100 m 11.68
4th 200 m 23.80
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 4:12.88
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 42nd (h) 60 m 7.47
2023 Asian Indoor Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 14th (h) 60 m 7.58
West Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd 100 m 11.6
1st 100 m 24.12
1st 4 × 100 m relay 47.32
Arab Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 2nd 100 m 11.69
1st 200 m 23.81
Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand 7th 100 m 11.61
7th 200 m 23.77
Jeux de la Francophonie Kinshasa, DR Congo 7th 200 m 23.95
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 10th (h) 100 m 11.71
12th (h) 200 m 24.57
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 48th (h) 60 m 7.56
2025 Arab Championships Oran, Algeria 3rd 100 m 11.95
2026 Mediterranean Games Taranto, Italy 9th (h) 100 m 11.90
10th (h) 200 m 24.07

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ↑ "Ashgabat 2017 bio". Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Aziza Sbaity". IAAF. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "From Monrovia to Beirut, Meet Aziza Sbaity, Lebanon's Track & Field Star". About Her.
  4. ↑ "Meet Aziza Sbaity, the Lebanese Sprinter Who's an Unstoppable Force on (and Off) the Tracks". GQ Middle East. 24 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Aziza Sbaity, Lebanese athlete who caught BBC's eye". L'Orient Today. 30 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "BBC 100 Women 2023: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.