Khalifa Abdulmalik, director of national teams and head of the delegation, praised the performance of Qatar’s national team duo, Musaab Abdulrahman, who qualified for the 800 m final, and young talent Abdalelah Haroun, who in turn qualified for the 400 m final, considering their level a promising and encouraging sign for going far in the finals, wishing them success and hoping they would continue to give their all with the same spirit of determination to honour their country in this indoor world challenge. He said, praise be to God, both runners had raced their heats with intelligence and skill, precisely following the instructions of their able coach Jama Aden, controlling the stages of their races and topping their groups, confirming their good physical and mental readiness to take on the rest of the world’s champions, adding that the finals would require different tactics now that every competitor had seen the others’ performance and their physical and mental capabilities for the closing race. Abdulmalik expected both champions to deliver what was required of them, especially in light of the high-level preparations they had carried out over recent months, which had produced this fine level and good physical and mental preparation that should, God willing, see them on the podium, building on their performance in the heats .. and on Mutaz Barshim’s participation in the high jump final, Abdulmalik said, praise be to God, Barshim is in turn ready for the challenge physically and mentally, possesses a professional mindset and is fully focused for the final, and we hope he succeeds in retaining his title as world indoor champion.
Khalid Al Marri: huge gains for Qatar’s national athletics
Khalid Rashed Al Marri, the energetic official and watchful eye over our national team’s delegation, tirelessly serving our champions with his high spirit .. Al Marri was delighted at our young athletes’ qualification for the finals, considering the gains for Qatar’s national athletics huge from our standout participation through the golden trio in the World Indoor Championships .. saying that Major General Al Hamad’s decision to make our participation a standout one, represented by these ambassadors “Barshim, Musaab, Haroun,” who have honoured us with such fine, high-spirited and dedicated performances in order to raise the Qatari flag high, and at such a level, has sent a message to the world that Qatar has outstanding champions capable of winning at the biggest global sporting stages, and we ask God Almighty to grant our champions success in the finals and to repay their country and its leadership by standing on the podium
