Isaac Korir

Career 2013 Korir's first major athletics competition was the 2013 Arab Athletics Championships. He performed well and came second place in the 10,000 metres with a time of 29:48.59 behind compatriot, Alemu Bekele who won the race with a time of 29:43.45.

2014 In 2014, Korir competed in two international competitions, the 2014 Asian Games and the 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. At the Asian Games Korir competed in the 10,000 meters, coming third in a time of 28:45.65. At the World Half Marathon Championships Korir performed the best on the Bahraini team coming 23 in a personal best time of 1:01:40. This time was only 16 seconds off the national record set in 2006 by Abdelhak Zakaria. Overall, 2014 was a successful year for Korir.

2015 In 2015, Korir competed in the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. He assisted the Bahraini team in coming 3rd in the Senior Men's race standings, placing 4 on the team and 18 overall in a time of 36:27.

2016 In 2016, Korir took part in the 2016 Summer Olympics, competing in the marathon event. However, he was unable to finish the event, resulting in a DNF.

Personal bests Korir does not currently hold any Bahraini national records in athletics, despite his times being quite close to the current records.

Outdoor DistanceTime DateLocation 10,000 metres 28:05.46 26 June 2010 Nairobi 15 kilometres 43:23 29 March 2014 København 20 kilometres 58:29 29 March 2014 København Half marathon 1:01:40 29 March 2014 København Marathon 2:14:50 30 October 2011 Frankfurt

Indoor DistanceTime DateLocation 1500 metres 3:45.88 7 January 2014 Doha