Turkish Paralympic athlete (born 2003)
Mikail Al (born 2 August 2003) is a Turkish Paralympian athlete. He is competing in the men's 1500 m middle and 5000 m long-distance running events of T13 disability class.
Sport career
Visually impaired middle and long-distance runner Mikail Al was a member of Diyarbakır GESK,[1] where he was coached by the visually impared national athlete Mehmet Nesim Öner.[1] He then transferred to Istanbul BB SK.[2]
He competed in the 1500 m and 5000 m of the T13 class events at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, France. In the 1500 m, he ranked fourth with his personal best time of 4:01.50. With this result, he secured a quota for participation at the 2024 Paris Paralimpics. He could not finish the 5000 m run.[1]
At the Italian Open 2024 Grand Prix in Jesolo, he captured the gold medal in the 1500 m T13 event improving his personal best time to 4:01.19, and won another gold medal in the 5000 m T13 event with 15:28.57.[3]
Personal life
Mikail Al was born in Şırnak, southeastern Turkey on 2 August 2003.[1][4]
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