Khalifa Abdulmalik, director of Qatar’s national athletics teams, praised the celebration honouring our champion Mutaz Barshim held under the patronage of HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, president of the Qatar Olympic Committee and head of our sporting delegation in Rio 2016, adding that His Excellency’s keenness to honour our champion in the wonderful manner we experienced and witnessed clearly reflects the extent of our wise leadership’s interest in and support for sport and outstanding athletes such as “Barshim”, one of the icons of Qatari and world sport, and a source of honour for the nation who helps raise our flag high at international events, noting that winning the silver medal in a major Olympic challenge like this serves as motivation for him to continue giving with the same spirit of perseverance, dedication and selflessness, and adding that the upcoming challenges for athletics in general and for champion Barshim are significant and successive, starting with the 2017 World Athletics Championships in London, followed by the 2018 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Britain, then the 2019 outdoor World Athletics Championships in Qatar, before we conclude the challenges, God willing, with the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and Abdulmalik added: I believe the champion has turned the page on Rio 2016, heading to the European continent to continue his journey through the upcoming important commitments, most notably his participation in the Lausanne and Brussels meetings
wishing him success in achieving good results that boost his points tally and maintain his lead in the 2016 Diamond League high jump standings.
Khalid Al Marri: a son of Qatar .. made the achievement
The watchful eye ..over the national athletics teams and outstanding assistant director of the national teams Khalid Al Marri .. praised the Qatar House celebration and those behind it for honouring our Olympic champion Mutaz Barshim following his crowning with the Olympic silver medal, noting that a son of Qatar made this Olympic achievement and this historic double for his country .. adding: we are all delighted with this honour and proud of HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad’s, president of the Qatar Olympic Committee, patronage of champion Mutaz Barshim, which is without doubt a great motivation and a mark of high appreciation for the ambassador of Qatari sport to give more for the sake of raising the flag of his country Qatar.
