“Team Qatar sprinter and world 400m bronze medalist Abdalelah Haroun passed away today”, shared the Committee on Saturday on social media.The Sudan-born runner first represented Qatar in the 2015 Asian and Arab Athletic Championships, becoming the worlds junior 400m champ in 2016. He performed at the Rio Olympics in the very same year, reaching the semifinals and won silver in the 2016 IAAFF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon. Harouns crowning accomplishment came at the World Championships in London in 2017, finishing third behind Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa and Bahamian Steven Gardiner to win the bronze medal as a 20-year-old. “It is an extremely special moment for my country,” he said at the time, “and an honour to take the bronze medal with me.” He is a nationwide record-holder at 400m with a best of 44.07 run in 2018. Haroun likewise won two gold medals at the 2018 Asian Games, taking the 400m and 4x400m relay titles in Jakarta, Indonesia. Visit CNN.com/ sport for more news, features, and videosHowever, a torn hip tendon halted his development as he failed to make it past the warms at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, in his house country.He had been recovering from the injury in the develop to this summertimes postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. His last authorized race outcome was 47.22 as an invited runner at the Turkish Championships in September 2020.