thirteenth-place finish at the competition to head the Qatari team to fifth in the rankings marked his return to the top level. When he returned to the track he set a personal best in the 3000 metres at the Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix, running 7:32.46 for fourth place. At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, however, he was far from the form which brought him a world record. He finished eleventh in his 5000 m heat and was eliminated in the first round. He competed in his first elite road race in 2010, running at the Belgrade Race Through History. He finished the difficult 6 km course in 16:57, which was enough for fourth place behind Stephen Tum. A runner-up finish followed at the Great South Run 10-miler followed two weeks later, where he was second only to Joseph Ebuya who recorded the fastest ever time in the United Kingdom. Retirement He did not compete at top level after 2010 and Shaheen announced his formal retirement from international competition in February 2016, citing a long-term achilles tendon injury. Shaheen returned to live in Eldoret, Kenya to run a family business. International competitions National titles Kenyan Athletics Championships 3000 m steeplechase: 2002 Circuit wins 2000 m steeplechase Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix: 2005 3000 m steeplechase Notturna di Milano: 2002 Tsiklitiria: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Weltklasse Zürich: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Meeting Gaz de France: 2003 DN Galan: 2003 Memorial Van Damme: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Golden Spike Ostrava: 2004 Golden Gala: 2005 3000 m BW-Bank Meeting: 2010 5000 m Golden Spike Ostrava: 2003 Cross country Cinque Mulini: 2005, 2009 Personal bests 1500 metres – 3:33.51 (2006) 2000 metres – 5:03.06 (2001) 3000 metres – 7:32.46 (2009) Two miles – 8:18.80 (1999) 5000 metres – 12:48.81 (2003) 2000 metres steeplechase – 5:14.53 (2005) 3000 metres steeplechase – 7:53.63 (2004) 10 miles – 46:37 (2010) Shaheen also holds the world under-20 record for the steeplechase at 7:58.66 minutes, set in 2001 See also List of eligibility transfers in athletics List of World Championships in Athletics medalists (men) List of Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics (men) Kenya at the World Championships in Athletics List of Qatar-related topics References External links Legal Affairs article 2004 1982 births Living people People from Elgeyo-Marakwet County Kenyan male long-distance runners Qatari male middle-distance runners Kenyan male steeplechase runners Qatari male steeplechase runners Athletes (track