After finishing the high jump event crowned with the gold medal at the sixth Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, the championship hall filled with Chinese fans who rushed to take souvenir photos with our Olympic and world champion Mutaz Barshim, with large numbers of fans getting autographs from the big star amid overwhelming joy… Barshim stole the spotlight from everyone, even members of the organising committee, who were keen to take souvenir photos with him, to the point that the athlete was delayed for more than an hour in the medal area.
Barshim was presented with his gold medal by Dahlan Al Hamad, president of the Asian and Qatar athletics federations.
