Once again, Al Sadd’s athletes confirmed their dominance of the Athletics Federation’s domestic championships, sweeping both cadet and junior titles of the Federation Shield for the 2013-2014 season, contested over three days at Khalifa International Stadium’s track and field from 21-23 April, with the participation of the Qatari clubs Al Rayyan, Al Sadd, Al Jaish, Qatar SC, Al Arabi, Al Wakrah, Al Gharafa, Al Khor and Al Ahli. An elite group of promising athletes competed evenly over the three days for the top positions and a share of the gold, and as usual Al Sadd’s athletes dominated both championships, topping the cadet standings with a perfect record of 146 points, followed by Al Jaish with 112 points, while Al Gharafa dropped to third with 102 points, Al Rayyan fourth with 70 points, Al Khor fifth with 65 points, Qatar SC sixth with 61 points, Al Arabi seventh with 51 points, Al Ahli eighth with 40 points, and Al Wakrah ninth with 17 points. Al Sadd’s juniors topped their standings with 151 points, Al Jaish were runners-up with 108 points, while Al Gharafa’s juniors finished third with 72 points, Al Khor fourth with 62 points, Al Rayyan fifth with 51 points, Al Arabi sixth with 38 points, Al Ahli seventh with 20 points, Qatar SC eighth with 20 points, and Al Wakrah ninth with 8. Following the conclusion of the Federation Shield competition, secretary general Mohammed Jassim Al Kuwari presented the title trophy to Al Sadd’s champions, handing the prized cup to the team’s coach, while assistant secretary general Mohammed Suleiman presented the second-place trophy to Captain Sultan Al Dosari, head of Al Jaish’s athletics section, and board member Abdulhakim Al Omari presented the third-place trophy to Captain Abdulhamid Khamis, Al Gharafa’s head coach. Yaqoub Abdullah, head of the throws section, attended the final day’s events.
