Abdullah Hayayei
Emirati throwing athlete
Intro | Emirati throwing athlete | |
Places | United Arab Emirates | |
was | Athlete Discus thrower Javelin thrower Shot putter | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 4 December 1980, United Arab Emirates | |
Death | 11 July 2017London Borough of Newham (aged 36 years) |
Abdullah Hayayei (4 December 1980 – 11 July 2017) was an Emirati athlete. He competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, finishing sixth in the javelin and seventh in the shot put. Hayayei died at the Newham Leisure Centre in London on 11 July 2017, where he was training for the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships, after a throwing cage fell on his head.
Hayayei was survived by five children.