The Qatar Athletics Federation’s meeting hall hosted the technical meeting for the Federation Shield athletics championship for cadets and juniors, which was to be held at 4:30pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 5-7 April, at Khalifa International Stadium, 
The meeting was chaired by Mr Khalifa Yousef Abdulmalik, director of national teams and technical supervisor of the championship, and 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 Khalid Al Majed. 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 cadets, set at 8 metres, and 11 metres for juniors. Referees’ committee representative Mr Khalid Al Majed also raised the need to educate players on international rules and familiarise them with the technical regulations they must follow, especially in relay events. At the close of the meeting, Mr Khalifa Yousef Abdulmalik 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 cadets and juniors, the 3000m race walk for cadets and the 10,000m race walk for juniors.
