Belal Mansoor Ali

Belal Mansoor Ali (Arabic: بلال منصور علي; born 17 October 1988) is a middle distance runner now representing Bahrain after changing nationality from Kenya.

[citation needed] In August 2005 the IAAF opened an investigation regarding Belal Mansoor Ali, Tareq Mubarak Taher and Aadam Ismaeel Khamis, all Bahraini athletes born in Kenya.

[1] In July 2006 Ali was arrested in Kenya, suspected of age cheating at the 2005 World Youth Championships.

The IAAF Council, gathered in Beijing while the 2006 World Junior Championships took place, reported the slow progression of the case.

In late 2006 Ali was cleared of all charges,[3] and in December he won a silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games.