The Qatar Athletics Federation’s meeting hall hosted the technical meeting for the Federation Shield athletics championship for juniors and men, which was to be held at 4:30pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 11-13 April, at Khalifa International Stadium. The meeting was chaired by Dr Jabbar Rahima Al Kaabi, the Federation’s technical expert, in the presence of representatives of all the Qatari clubs taking part in the championship, namely Al Sadd, Al Rayyan, Al Gharafa, Qatar SC, Al Ahli 
, Al Arabi, Al Khor and Al Wakrah, along with players’ affairs representative Mr Mohammed Weiry and referees’ committee representative Mr Mesaad Al Hajaji. The meeting discussed the agenda items, which included confirming players’ participation in the championship, the championship schedule, and the high jump and pole vault heights. The agenda also included new items, with discussion of the triple jump take-off distance for juniors, set at 9 metres, and 11 metres for men. Referees’ committee representative Mr Mesaad Al Hajaji also raised the need to educate players on international rules and familiarise them with the technical regulations they must follow, especially regarding clubs’ uniform kit. At the close of the meeting, the Federation’s technical expert thanked the club representatives for attending and urged them to make further efforts to develop Qatari athletics at their clubs. The championship schedule included four events to be held at 4:30pm on Monday, 5 April, at Khalifa International Stadium: the hammer throw for juniors and men, the 5000m race walk for juniors and the 10,000m race walk for men.
