Competition began in the Qatar Athletics Cup indoor championship for the men’s and cubs categories for the current 2014/2015 season, hosted by the Aspire Academy with the participation of the ten clubs under the Athletics Federation’s banner: Al Sadd, Al Rayyan, Al Jaish, Qatar SC, Al Ahli, Al Arabi, Al Wakrah, Al Gharafa, Al Khor and Al Shamal, with the competition continuing for two further days. The first day undoubtedly saw a great deal of exciting competition, especially in the sprint and distance events, since it was clear that the participation of champions from other Gulf countries helped raise the overall standard. The first day, attended by board members, also featured many promising talents in the cubs category, especially in the short races and jumps. The first medal went to Al Sadd’s Badr Awad Khamis in the men’s pole vault, who took first place unopposed as the only competitor to clear 3.60m, while the rest failed to reach that height; we mention the other participants without their results – Al Sadd’s Rashed Saqr Al Ali, Al Wakrah’s Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed, Al Ahli’s Zakaria Al Mohannadi Saleh, and, from Al Jaish, Hamad Al Shahabi and Hamdi Ahmed. The first day also saw the best qualifiers determined in the 60m and 2000m for the men’s and cubs categories, in addition to other events such as shot put, long jump and others
The second day’s programme, starting at 4.30pm, includes 12 track and field races and events for the men’s and cubs categories, as follows – men’s category: long jump; cubs category: 60m, heptathlon 400m, 3000m, pole vault, heptathlon 1000m, 60m hurdles pentathlon, shot put pentathlon, 800m, 200m, shot put, triple jump, 1200m pentathlon
The third day’s programme, starting at 4.30pm, includes 14 track and field races and events for the men’s and cubs categories, as follows: men’s category – high jump, triple jump, shot put, 60m hurdles, 1500m heats, 60m final, 4x400m relay; cubs category – pole vault, 60m hurdles, 60m heats and final, 4x50m relay final
