Team Qatar win title of West Asia Athletics Championships
Doha- Qatar clinched three more gold medals on the final day to wrap up the West Asia Athletics Championship on top of the medal table at Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium yesterday.
Femi Ogunode, who won the 100m gold on opening day, secured his second gold clocking 20.70 secs in the men’s 200m race. Saudi Arabia’s Abdulaziz (20.98) and Lebanon’s Nooruddin Hadeed (21.18) completed the podium.
Abdurrahman Saeed handed Qatar victory in men’s 1,500m completing the race in 3:42.79 secs with his teammate Musab Adam (3:43.65) earning a silver medal, followed by Saudi Arabia’s Faez al-Sabiyi (3:44.63). Ahmad Amjad al-Saifi claimed second gold of the day for Al Annabi clearing a distance of 67.87m in men’s hammer throw. Khaleel Badwi secured bronze for the hosts in the event with a throw of 62.28m with Kuwait’s Ali Zankwi (66.61) taking silver medal. Also, Yasser Salem (14:16.47) won silver medal in men’s 5,000m race while Samar Raza won bronze medal for Qatar in women’s heptathlon.
The Qatari team raised its medal tally to 28 colored medals: 13 gold medals, 8 silver medals, and 7 bronze medals, securing first place in overall standings.
The former Qatari runner and Assistant Secretary-General of the Qatar Athletics Federation Talal Mansour said in an exclusive statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA) that the impressive performance in the West Asian Athletics Champions calls for optimism for the future of Asian athletics which will give the world some fine talents, noting that the numerous talents in the region will find their way to the international stage and compete globally.
Mansour stressed the importance of benefiting technically from West Asia's rich record in athletics towards a future full of achievements, noting that training and camps benefit athletes, yet participation in tournaments strengthens their capabilities and raises their performance.
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