Amine Laâlou

Amine Laâlou (born 13 May 1982) is a Moroccan track and field athlete, who specializes in middle-distance running.

He began his career as an 800 metres specialist and made his global debut at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics.

He also won gold medals at the 2009 Mediterranean Games and 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie that year.

[1] He came close to winning a medal at the 2004 World Indoor Championships but he missed out after coming fourth in the 800 m[1] behind Brazil's Osmar dos Santos.

[1] There were no major competitions for the Moroccan in 2006 but his year was highlighted by a win at the Golden Gala where he improved his 800 m best to 1:43.25, which made him the second fastest athlete of the season after Mbulaeni Mulaudzi.

He also became the regional 800 m champion with a win at the 2009 Mediterranean Games and an 800/1500 m double at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie.

[8] It was reported on August 3, 2012 that Laalou has been banned from the 2012 Olympics after testing positive for furosemide, a diuretic used to hide the presence of performance-enhancing drugs.