A strong start in the West Asian Athletics Clubs Championship, which is held on the field and track of the Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium in Qatar Club, and has the participation of more than 400 runners representing 22 clubs from (11) countries. The opening ceremony came in the presence of His Excellency Mr. Dahlan Jamaan Al -Hamad, President of the AFC, Muhammad Issa Al -Fadala, Vice President of the West Federation and the President of the Qatar Athletics Federation, and Hassan Youssef Al -Mulla, Chairman of Al -Ahly Club. The start of the official opening ceremony came with a distinctive artistic painting starting from the queue of the presentation for the participating clubs, then the Olympic champion Moataz Issa Barshm gave the players ’department, which emphasized the commitment to the spirit of honorable competition and the values of authentic sport.
The start of the tournament witnessed the Al -Ahly club won a group of colored medals, where the club player Mohamed Ali Ammar won the gold medal for the 10 km competition walking with a time (43: 41.50 minutes), and the player of the Jordanian club Shifa Badran came with the silver medal with a time of (46: 45.41 minutes), and Al -Ahly player Ramzi Ahmed Salah came in third place in the bronze medal with a time of 52: 53.83 minutes.
In the long jump competition, David Bradol from Al -Ahly won the gold medal, recording (7.75 m), and his colleague Yassin Sassi came in second place in the silver medal, recording (7.59 m), and won the bronze medal Abdel Baset Sido, recording (7.38 m)
Al -Ahly player Youssef Bakhit won the gold medal in the competition for the Al -Jalah competition (19.68 AD) and Al -Baha player Ahmed Desouki won the silver medal, recording (18.13 AD), while the Kuwaiti Kazma player Hussein Al -Tamimi won the bronze medal, recording (16.85 AD).
In the category of women, Al -Ahly player Rowan Ayman Taha crowned the gold medal for the hammer overthrow, registered (62.68 m), and the Qatari Arab Club player, Linda Brett, won the silver medal (59.03 m), and her colleague Nabiha bint Kamal Al -Qaddah won the bronze medal (46.07 m)
Dahlan Al -Hamad:
An opportunity to gain more experience
His Excellency Mr. Dahlan Al -Hamad, President of the AFC, confirmed that the current tournament constitutes an opportunity to meet hundreds of athletes and mathematics from West Asia, whether for competition, or also gaining more experiences in such important regional events for the or games championships.
The President of the AFC praised the strong launch of the tournament, thanking Al -Ahly Club for hosting and applying the highest organizational standards for this regional event, noting at the same time the distinguished technical levels that the opening day witnessed, which promises the rise of a new generation of power in the West Asia region, which will be able to compete strongly in the coming of the benefits.
“There is a great concern for officials on Qatari sport to enhance Qatar’s organizational position for the championships of Asian forces, as a confirmation of the reputation it has in this field, which was confirmed on many occasions through successful hosting of major continental and global sporting championships and events.”
Aref Abdul Rahman:
Our ambition to crown the title
Aref Abdel -Rahman Al -Abdullah, General Manager of Al -Ahly Club, Al -Fadl, is due in Al -Ahly’s organization for this tournament to the series of distinguished results achieved by the club’s athletics system and his obtaining a shield of public excellence on three consecutive occasions, which made us keen to reward our heroes to organize this important regional event ».
He added: We are happy with the size of the participation witnessed by this tournament from various countries of Western Asia, which confirms the importance of this tournament.
On the aspirations of Al -Ahly in the championship, our ambition affirmed the achievement of the largest number of medals and the crowning of the championship title, and the preparations were serious and rounded in the best conditions. We wish success to the dean’s heroes in order to win the cup and raise the national flag high in this tournament.