Mariam Kareem

Mariam Kareem
Personal information
Born (2008-01-25) 25 January 2008
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
Sprint, Hurdles
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  United Arab Emirates
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place2025 Riyadh400 m hurdles
Asian U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Hong Kong400m hurdles
Asian U18 Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Dammam200 m
Gold medal – first place2025 Dammam400 m hurdles

Mariam Kareem (born 25 January 2008) is an Emirati sprinter and hurdler. She represented the United Arab Emirates at the 2024 Olympic Games.[1]

Biography

Kareem represented the United Arab Emirates in the 100 metres at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, running a personal best 13.26 seconds without advancing from the preliminary heats.[2] In September 2024, she set a national junior record of 24.30 seconds in the 200 metres at the Arab Junior Athletics Championship (under 18), held in Taif, Saudi Arabia. She also won the 100 m title at the same championships.[3]

In April 2025, she won two gold medals with victories in the 200 m and 400 m hurdles races at the 2025 Asian U18 Athletics Championships in Saudi Arabia. She was subsequently named Best Asian Under-18 Female Athlete at the 2025 Asian Athletics Awards.[4] The following month, she placed eighth in the 400 metres hurdles final at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea.[5] In September 2025, she set a new personal best of 57.66 seconds for the 400 metres hurdles to take a world under-18 lead.[6] In November 2025, she won the 400 m hurdles silver medal at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games, running 57.42 seconds in the final.[7]

In August 2026, she was a finalist in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in the United States.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Mariam Kareem". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Women's 100 Metres - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Maryam breaks national records at Arab Juniors Championship". Emirati Times. 16 Sep 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "UAE Sprinter Maryam Karim Wins Best Asian U-18 Female Athlete Award". Pakistan Point News. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "26th Asian Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "UAE sprinter Maryam Karim tops World Athletics U-18 400m hurdles rankings". Emirati Times. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "UAE's Mariam claims 400m hurdles silver at Islamic Solidarity Games". Gulf Today. November 20, 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "UAE's Mariam Kareem reaches World Athletics U20 semifinals". ARN News. 7 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
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