Al Sadd were crowned worthy champions of the Athletics Federation Shield after their athletes collected 80.5 points, finishing ahead of the talented Al Arabi athletes and third-placed Al Jaish. Major General Dahlan Al Hamad, president of the Qatari and Asian federations, presented the trophies to the top three and wished them further success, also wishing the rest of the clubs success in future events. Al Sadd had sealed the title on the third and final day of the championship, which was held over three days amid heavy rain. Al Sadd took first place after collecting the most points, while Al Arabi, who came on strong, finished second with 74 points, Al Jaish were third with 65 points, Al Gharafa fourth with 43 points, Al Khor fifth with 39 points, Al Ahli sixth with 34 points, Al Wakrah seventh with 32 points, Al Shamal eighth with 20 points, surprise package Al Rayyan ninth with 18 points, while Qatar SC finished tenth and last with 13.5 points
Among the notable results of the championship, Al Sadd’s Ahmed Said Faraj won the javelin throw with 41.07 m, Al Rayyan’s Ahmed Khaled Shawqi won the high jump with 1.50 m, Al Sadd’s Mohsen Badr Mohsen won the 2000 m race walk in 11:31.82, Al Arabi’s Hatmi Khalifa Al Hatmi won the 50 m hurdles in 7.54 seconds, in the 150 m Al Arabi’s Yaqoub Al Housani won in 20.82 seconds, in the 1200 m Al Jaish’s champion Ziyad Al Sawi won in 3:39.47, and in the 4×50 m Al Arabi’s athletes took first place, Al Sadd second and Al Gharafa third
