Hamza Driouch gained his first experience in international championships at the Asian Indoor Championships in Tehran , where he finished fourth over 800 meters. At the Junior Asian Championships in Hanoi he won the silver medal over 800 meters and reached the semi-finals at the Junior World Championships in Moncton, Canada . In 2011 he finished fourth at the World Youth Championships in Lille and qualified over 1500 meters for the World Championships in Daegu , where he was eliminated in the first round. He also won the silver medal in the 1500-meter run at the Pan-Arab Championships in Doha . In 2012 he won the gold medal over 1500 meters and silver over 800 meters at the Junior Asian Championships in Colombo and then won the gold medal over 1500 meters at the Junior World Championships in Barcelona . He also qualified for the Olympic Games in London , where he remained until in the semi-finals arrived. In 2013 he finished fifth at the Asian Championships in Pune . In 2014 he originally won the silver medal at the Asian Games in Incheon . In early 2015 it became known that Driouch had been doping before the start of the Olympic Games in 2012 and was then banned for two years. In addition, all results between August 2, 2012 and December 30, 2012 were canceled.
In 2017, he took sixth place in the Qatari 4 x 800 meter relay at the IAAF World Relays in the Bahamas . At the beginning of September he finished fifth over 1500 meters at the Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat . In 2018 he took part in the Asian Indoor Championships in Tehran , where he finished fourth over 1500 meters. At the end of August he participated in the Asian Games in Jakarta for the first time , where he finished sixth in 3: 47.84 minutes. The following year he was eliminated at the Asian Championships in Doha with 3: 57.13 minutes in the first round.
Qatar
