The Qatar Athletics Federation, headed by Major General Al Hamad, announced in the past few hours the names of its delegation for the first Asian Youth Championships. Khalifa Abdulmalik, the federation’s executive director and national teams director, will head the delegation. It also includes Abdulrahman Al Nubi, a board member, as team manager, and Yasser Al Sayadi as an administrator. The athletes are: Jassim Mohammed Al Marri, 1500m; Saad Ahmed Al Manai, 110m hurdles; Abduljalil Al Manai, 110m hurdles; Khamis Saif Al Din, 400m hurdles; Abdullah Ali Fadaq, 400m; Abdulrahman Abdullah Ghazal, high jump; Sultan Murshid Al Mulla, pole vault; Yaqoub Salem Al Ahmad, long jump; Abdulrahman Khasaif, discus; Khalid Ghanem Al Abdullah, hammer; Saad Ahmed Al Manai, decathlon; Abdullah Hassan, decathlon; and Abdullah Saad Al Shammari, 10km race walk. The girls’ team will be announced in the coming hours by Mai Al Mohammadi, who is responsible for that category. Meanwhile, our national team’s athletes have stepped up their preparations through training under coaches who have worked to raise their athletes’ level to its best ahead of zero hour
