Al Sadd crowned champions of the Federation Shield in both cadets and juniors, breaking four records for cadets

The Federation Shield athletics championship for cadets and juniors, held from 5-7 April at Khalifa International Stadium, concluded with Al Sadd winning both the cadets and juniors categories, having led the Qatari clubs from the first day of the championship in both categories.

In the cadets championship, Al Sadd’s players settled the matter in their favour, achieving a big win with a total of 171 points, earning them 32 points toward the overall excellence shield, the maximum awarded for first place. Al Gharafa came second with 131 points, earning 28 points toward the overall excellence shield, while Al Rayyan took third place with a total of 101.5 points, adding 24 points to their overall excellence shield tally. The cadets also set four national records:

· Abdullah Atiq Bilal of Al Gharafa set a Qatari record in the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.86 seconds.

· Rashid Ali Rashid of Al Sadd set a Qatari record in the discus throw with a distance of 50.86m.

· Khalid Mohammed Safar Al Shahrani set a Qatari record in the hexathlon combined event with 3,400 points.

· Ali Nasser Al Marri set a Qatari record in the 1500m steeplechase with a time of 5:39.95.

In the Federation Shield juniors championship, Al Sadd stood alone at the top, thoroughly deserving first place with 166 points, ahead of runners-up Al Rayyan with 98 points, while Al Gharafa took third with 81 points.

HE Abdullah Ahmed Al Zaini, president of the Federation, attended the second day of the championship and gave his remarks on how the event was organised. After the championship concluded on the third day, Mr Issa Abdullah Al Harmi, assistant secretary and technical supervisor of the championship, and Mr Khalifa Yousef Abdulmalik, executive director of the Federation and technical supervisor of the championship, presented the trophies to the clubs that finished in the top three places, to applause from the athletics-loving crowd in attendance. The club standings in the championship were as follows:

Cadets category

Juniors category