Background
He was born in Rodrigues and currently resides in Coromandel, Mauritius.
He was born in Rodrigues and currently resides in Coromandel, Mauritius.
He is the national record holder in the 400m (4469), the 300m (3257), the 200m indoor (2124) and the 400m indoor (4628). He also co-holds the Mauritian records in the 4 × 100 m relay (3899) and the 4 × 400 m relay (3:06:21). Milazar also competes in the 200 metres and is the second fastest 200 metres sprinter in Mauritius with a time of 20.66 behind Stephan Buckland"s 20.06.
Milazar is one of the best sportsman in Mauritius and he has represented his country in numerous international athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the IAAF World Championships in Athletics.
He eventually reached the final in the 400m at the World Championships, in Edmonton, Canada finishing fourth in a time of 45.13. Two years later, at the Paris World Championships, Milazar again reached the final finishing seventh in 45.17.
However, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) promoted him to fifth place after the disqualification of Americans Jerome Young and Calvin Harrison due to doping offences. After his return from the Paris World Championships, Milazar produced an impressive winning streak at the Indian Ocean Island Games in Mauritius.
He finished first in the 400 metres smashing the Games" record clocking 45.78.
He finished second in the 200 metres behind Stephan Buckland. His time was 21.07 seconds. In 2006, Eric Milazar got the Chikungunya disease which was a very serious pandemic in Mauritius.
As a result, he became physically weak and his performances in the 400m were quite poor.
The following year was also a big struggle as he only finished fourth in the 400m heats at the 2007 World Athletics Championships in Osaka. With strong wits and determination, Milazar bounced back at the Abuja Civil Aeronautics Administration Super Grand Prix finishing third in 45.90 in 2008.