Al Sadd Sports Club were crowned champions of the Crown Prince’s Cup for athletics in the cadet and junior categories by HE Abdullah Ahmed Al Zaini, president of the Qatar Athletics Federation, at the conclusion of the championship, which was held on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 23-25 April, at Khalifa International Stadium. It was attended by Mr Adel Mohammed Al Baker, secretary-general, Mr Essa Abdullah Al Harmi, assistant secretary-general, board members, and the championship’s two technical observers, Mr Khalifa Yousef Abdulmalik, the federation’s executive director, and Mr Yaqoub Yousef, board member, along with clubs’ administrative and technical staff for athletics and a crowd of fans of the mother of sports.
Al Sadd took first place after their players amassed 193.5 points, well clear of runners-up Al Gharafa, who took second place with a total of 110 points. Al Gharafa’s Ashraf Amjad Mohammed set a Qatari record in the shot put with a distance of 16.62m, breaking the previous record held by Khalid Hamad Jumaan, which stood at 15.30m and had been set in 2004. Al Rayyan came third, Al Khor fourth, Al Arabi fifth, Qatar SC sixth, Al Ahli seventh and Al Wakrah eighth.
At the end of the championship, HE Abdullah Ahmed Al Zaini, president of the federation, and board members crowned the winning players and clubs in the top three places, and shirts, certificates and posters from the IAAF were also distributed to the players who finished in the top three positions.
