Abdullah Hayayei

Abdullah Hayayei (4 December 1980 – 11 July 2017) was an Emirati athlete. He competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, finishing sixth in the javelin and seventh in the shot put.^[1][2]

Abdullah Hayayei

Personal information
Born	(1980-12-04)4 December 1980
Died	11 July 2017(2017-07-11) (aged 36)
Sport
Country	United Arab Emirates
Sport	Athletics

Hayayei died in London at the Newham Leisure Centre, where he was training for the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships, on 11 July 2017 after a throwing cage fell on his head.^[3][4] He was survived by five children.^[5][6] In 2025, UK Athletics and its former head of sport Keith Davies were charged with manslaughter and Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 offence in relation to Hayayei's death.^[7] On 18 March, UK Athletics denied the manslaughter charges.^[8]