After the thrilling start to the seventh Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, seven finals are held today at Aspire Hall, in which seven gold medals will be decided, four for men and three for women.
The men’s finals include the 400m, in which promising champion and Qatar athletics rocket Abdalelah Haroun takes up the challenge of defending Qatar’s title, alongside Jamal Abdelnasser Abubakar. The second men’s final will be the 1500m, contested by Musab Adam alongside Said Aden, together with the Asian continental champion in this event, runner Mohammed Al Garni, who holds the gold title from the previous edition. The third final will be the pole vault, then the fourth challenge comes in the triple jump, contested by Qatari champion Rashid Al Manai.
The women’s finals include three gold medals, starting with the triple jump, then the 400m, in which India’s outstanding champions in this event, since the days of champion Usha, pose a particular challenge, then the 3000m, in which Bahrain’s runners stand out for their strong standard over distance events.
