A number of champions from the national teams taking part in the seventh Asian Indoor Athletics Championships expressed their complete satisfaction with what had been achieved at this major event. Some noted that the results were a dream for them that came true, while others considered that the championships had produced useful qualifying marks for participation in the World Championships set for America. Kuwait’s champion in the 60m hurdles, Abdulaziz Al Mindeel, said: I succeeded in achieving the most precious of achievements in the heart of Qatar by reaching the qualifying mark, which is new for me and the first of its kind for me after a long wait, and I hope it will be good news for an effective participation at the World Championships
Bahrain’s champion Abubaker Abbas said the event was extremely big and the competition was fierce, and that he was happy with what he achieved, although his wish was to reach the best possible level in the coming stages, because his goal is to reach achievements rather than particular placings
Lebanon’s champion Nour Hadid said Arab athletics had confirmed its superiority in many events at this event, and that he hopes to have a better showing after full preparation for such major events, and that he hopes to reach excellence in the future
Yemen’s champion Ibrahim Shabeel said Arab athletics had confirmed it is capable of excelling at any continental event, and congratulated Qatar’s team on its complete dominance after wonderful preparation, noting that he had gained a great deal of benefit from this championship
