Khalifa Abdulmalik, executive director of the Qatar Athletics Federation and director of the Qatari national teams, praised the performance of Qatar’s champions at the seventh edition of the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships. Abdulmalik said, amid the overwhelming joy that swept through him and the Qatari athletics family, that this major achievement is the result of the great, joint efforts of the Qatari athletics family and the efforts of Qatar’s champions in taking on the challenge, whether at the level of the new generation, who are considered champions of the future given their young age and their achievement of successes in the current edition of the championships. Abdulmalik added that they are happy with the achievement made and that the decision now lies with the technical staff and coaches, who will determine the path of Qatari athletics champions, whether in terms of participation or setting goals for the current year, which will see numerous championships at youth level and at indoor championship level – “the World Championships in America next month” – and the Olympic Games, stressing that there is no pressure on the champions and that all upcoming goals will be set according to the technical vision.
Khalifa Abdulmalik praised the major achievement of Qatari athletics at continental level, where it retained the title of best on the continent by claiming six gold medals, one silver and three bronze, meaning Qatari athletics is moving in the right direction.
