Al Hamad chairs meeting of the supreme organising committee for the Gulf athletics championship:
‘Doha’ to host GCC men’s and juniors’ athletics championship on 8 April
Qatari proposals to launch a Gulf grand prix championship
International course for Gulf athletics officials to be held
Khalifa International Stadium set to host the event as working committees prepare
HE Dahlan Jumaan Al Hamad, chairman of the Qatar Athletics Federation’s board, chaired the second meeting of the supreme organising committee for the GCC men’s and juniors’ athletics championship, to be hosted by Doha from 8-10 April at Khalifa International Stadium, with the participation of all the brotherly Gulf national teams. The meeting, held at the federation’s conference hall, was attended by all committee members: Mohammed Jassim Al Jiham Al Kuwari, championship director and head of the marketing committee; Mohammed Ahmed Suleiman, head of the spectators committee; Abdulhakim Mohammed Al Omari, head of the technical committee; Abdulrahman Sultan Al Nubi, head of the secretariat committee; Ms Mai Yousef Al Mohammadi, head of the public relations, ceremonies and awards committee; Yousef Ahmed Abdullah, head of the finance committee; Yacoub Yousef Abdullah, head of the preparation and setup committee; Rashed Abdulrahman Al Ansari, head of the accommodation and transport committee; and Abdullah Hassan Ali, head of the officials committee, while colleague Fahad Al Hajri, head of the media committee, was absent on a mission abroad. The meeting discussed the items on the agenda: first, a review of the work and correspondence completed for the championship; second, ratifying the minutes of the committee’s first meeting; third, discussing the names, needs and requirements of the committees working on the championship; and finally, any other business:
Al Hamad: Qatar has become a source of organisational excellence
HE Dahlan Jumaan Al Hamad, federation president and chairman of the championship’s organising committee, opened the meeting by welcoming the attending heads of the working committees, expressing his appreciation and gratitude for the valued and dedicated efforts everyone had made in preparing and organising the event, now just a month away, hoping that efforts would come together and bear fruit in presenting the championship at a high, honourable standard that would enhance the esteemed reputation and standing Qatar has earned at the regional and international levels as a source of organisational excellence. He noted that this championship would be a good trial run for another challenge awaiting us, namely the Diamond League athletics championship in Doha next 10 May, and that this championship had its own special significance, as it had not been held in Doha for more than 15 years, so brothers in the Gulf states in general, and Arabs in particular, would be watching this championship closely to gauge our organisational capability and ability to impress, even though everyone was certain that Doha had become a model of organisation. He said he was confident that fellow committee heads understood this well and were working to translate ideas and proposals into actions and achievements on the ground, and that, God willing, the Gulf championship would be one of the standout events among GCC championships, meaning its organisational bar was set high and it would be a high-level championship administratively, organisationally and technically.
Qatari proposals.
Al Hamad then went through with the heads of committees the work assigned to them at the organisational level, and briefed everyone on the Qatari proposals to be presented at the meeting of Gulf federation presidents in Doha on the sidelines of the Gulf championship, aimed at advancing Gulf athletics, including a proposal to launch a Gulf grand prix championship to act as the locomotive driving the sport and providing organisational and technical expertise for all countries in future. He noted that the championship would also feature a course for Gulf officials (NTO), certifying them as national-international officials, and in conclusion he urged speeding up the pace of work to complete the requirements in record time, and set 10 March as the date for the third meeting of the supreme organising committee, thanking the members for their good cooperation, enthusiasm and engagement in the discussions and proposals to present the upcoming Gulf event at a high standard that would bring credit to Qatar.
