Rooba Al-Omari

Rooba Alomari (23 January 1991) is a Paralympic athlete who competes for Bahrain mainly in the Discus throw.^[1]

Rooba Alomari

Personal information
Nationality	Bahrain
Born	23 January 1991 (1991-01-23) (age 33) Bahrain
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	F55, F56
Event(s)	discus throw, Javelin throw, shot put
Medal record Asian Para Games 2022 Hangzhou Javelin throw F56

Career

Rooba's first major championship was at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships. Here she placed 9th in the Discus throw and 11th in the Javelin throw.

Rooba was selected to compete for Bahrain at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. She placed 7th in the discus throw.^[2]

Following her 12-month ban, at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships, she placed 4th in the discus and 7th in both the Javelin and Shot put events.

Rooba qualified for the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics, placing 5th in the discus throw.^[3][4]

Following the 2020 paralympics, Rooba won a bronze medal with a seasons best of 17.26 metres in the Javelin Throw and placed 5th in the discus at the 2022 Asian Para Games.

At the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships, she placed 5th in the discus throw. The following year, she went one better and placed 4th.

Rooba qualified for her third Paralympic Games. At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, she was chosen to be the Bahrain flag bearer alongside Husain Mohamed.^[5] She placed 6th in the discus throw.^[6][7]

Doping

In 2019, Rooba was suspended for committing an anti-doping rule violation.^[8] This was due to failing to provide a sample collection, due to not having the correct equipment, which is the athletes responsibility to make sure they have.

She had to forfeit all results during that she had at the games and was suspended for a period of 12 months.^[9][10]

References

1. "Rooba Alomari - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
2. "Alomari uses Rio as springboard to Tokyo". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
3. "Bahrain's Tokyo 2020 medal hope rests on two athletes". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
4. "Rooba Al-Omari and Ahmed Meshaima to head Bahrain team at 2020 Paralympic Game | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN". www.newsofbahrain.com. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
5. "Paris 2024: Flagbearers announced for Opening Ceremony". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
6. "Rooba AlOmari eyes Paralympic glory :Rooba AlOmari set to compete in Women's Discus F55 final, aiming for a podium finish | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN". www.newsofbahrain.com. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
7. "Alomari takes sixth place in discus throw". GDN Online.
8. "Rooba AlOmari suspended for non-analytical anti-doping rule violation". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
9. "Bahrain Para-athlete served 12-month ban after failing to give sample". www.insidethegames.biz. 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
10. "Rooba AlOmari suspended for non-analytical anti-doping rule violation". Sports Integrity Initiative. 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2024-09-08.