Abdulhakim Al Omari, director of the seventh Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, praised the major technical success of the championships and the marks achieved at it since day one, saying the seventh edition is the most distinguished on the continent in terms of the number of participating countries, the number of champions and the marks achieved, and that it also represents the most notable development opportunity for Asian athletics through the rising standard of Asian athletes.
Abdulhakim confirmed that the achievement made by Qatari athletics is considered one of the most notable achievements in the history of indoor championships, that the technical level of competition was at its peak and that many marks were set at the championships alongside Qatar’s first-place finish and its confirmation of its dominance on the Asian continent, having achieved success at the previous edition for the first time in its history and now succeeding once again in defending its title and confirming its dominance again while adding a new medal to its tally, in addition to the great work being done for the future.
Abdulhakim expressed his pride at taking on the technical management of the championships and said he was happy with the great trust placed in him by Major General Staff Dahlan Al Hamad, president of the Asian and Qatari athletics federations and vice-president of the IAAF, and Al Omari confirmed that Qatari athletics is moving in the right direction at every technical and administrative level.
