Mohammad Samim Faizad (born 7 August 2002) is an Afghan judoka who competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, in the men's 81 kg category.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 August 2002 Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | –81 kg |
| Coached by | Ajmal Faizzada |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic Games | R32 (2024) |
| Asian Champ. | R32 (2024) |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 45129 |
| JudoInside.com | 106567 |
| Updated on 30 July 2024 | |
Biography
editMohammad Samim Faizad was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 7 August 2002. Besides judo, he also trains in wrestling.[1] Faizad started training in judo around 2010 and trains at a gym in Kabul that is owned by the Afghanistan Judo Federation. He is coached by his uncle, Ajmal Faizzada, who competed for Afghanistan in the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]
Faizad competed only in two international competitions before going to the Olympics. Those were the 2018 Asian Judo Cadet Cup in Tashkent, where he lost in his first match to Jaykhunbek Nazarov of Uzbekistan, and the 2024 Asian Judo Championships in Hong Kong, where he lost in the first round to Sailike Songhaer of China.[3] Overall he ranked 446th in the IJF world rankings for his weight class as of June 2024.[4]
Faizad was chosen by the Afghan National Olympic Committee after winning a tournament in Kabul that involved over one hundred athletes to receive a universality quota spot from the IOC. He is the only athlete representing Afghanistan at the 2024 Olympics who continues to live and train in the country since the Taliban takeover in 2021.[2]
On 30 July 2024 at the Paris Olympics, he lost in his first match to Wachid Borchashvili of Austria, who scored an ippon by seoi nage.[5] However on 3 August 2024, Faizad was disqualified from the tournament after reciveing a provision suspension due a doping violation.[6][7]
Citations
edit- ^ a b "FAIZAD Mohammad Samim". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ a b Wali, Qubad (16 July 2024). "Only Olympian training in Taliban's Afghanistan to fulfil judo dream". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "FAIZADA Mohammad Samim - Contests". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "FAIZADA Mohammad Samim". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "BORCHASHVILI Wachid vs FAIZAD Mohammad Samim Results". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Afghanistan judoka Mohammad Samim Faizad positive for steroid in third doping case at Olympics". Associated Press. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Afghanistan judoka Mohammad Samim Faizad positive for steroid in third doping case at Olympics". Arab News. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
External links
edit- Mohammad Samim Faizad at the International Judo Federation
- Mohammad Samim Faizad at JudoInside.com
