With a warm gesture from the Qatar Athletics Federation, HE Abdullah Ahmed Al Zaini, president of the Qatar Athletics Federation, honoured the national team coaches whose contracts with the team had ended, in the presence of the board members. The federation president opened his remarks by extending thanks 
and appreciation for the efforts made by the coaches in the service of Qatari athletics throughout their years with the national team, efforts that bore fruit in numerous achievements for Qatar at international sporting events. “These achievements by your athletes will remain etched in the memory, whether on a personal level, for your athletes, or in the archive of Qatari athletics achievements. Honouring you means that we hold for you all our love, appreciation and respect, and we will remain in touch with you, and our bonds with you will remain those of brothers.”
Coach Idriss Al Alaoui Soussi, the middle- and long-distance coach, then spoke, affirming that the federation’s tribute to the coaches stemmed from the high-level thinking and awareness shown by the federation president and board members, and that this tribute made them feel happy and demonstrated the extent of the federation’s concern for the educational and social aspects it embraces in dealing with its coaches. At the close of the ceremony, the federation president presented commemorative gifts to the coaches, namely:-
Mr Idriss Al Alaoui Soussi / middle- and long-distance coach
Mr Ali Al Gamoudi / middle- and long-distance coach
Mr Renato Canova / middle- and long-distance coach
Mr Karim Abdennour / high jump coach
Mr Salim Abdel Afou / race walk coach
Mr Yevgeny Stepanov (may God have mercy on him) / masseur
