Tala wins first-ever indoor rowing gold for Qatar
DOHA, March 26, 2018- Promising Tala Abu Jabara made Qatar proud by winning the first-ever gold medal in country's rowing history during the recently-concluded Arab Indoor Rowing Championship in Kuwait.
A total of 8 countries took part in the 2000 paddling event in which Tala gave her personal record of 7.02.7 minutes to clinch gold medal.
UAE's Amana Khalfan took silver medal in the contest.
The Qatari player showed top performance during the tournament to win the contest.
Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Kuwait, Bahrain and the UAE are the other countries which took part in the contest.
This achievement is a continuation of Qatar's improving performance in rowing, as this is Tala's second medal after her bronze at the 12th Arab Rowing Championship 2017, which was hosted by Tunisia last October.
The Qatar Sailing and Kayaking Federation is taking several efforts to prepare it's upcoming rowers for top international competitions.
The body has also been hosting various international events which is also helping the local rowers.
The Qatar Sailing and Kayaking Federation also hosted the Asian Indoor Rowing Championship in March 2014 with the participation of as many as 13 countries.
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