Doha, city of goodness and sport, opens today the Gulf wedding of the mother of games, the second GCC championship for girls and 14th for boys in athletics, hosted on the track and field of Khalifa International Stadium from 4-6 April with the participation of three Gulf teams – Kuwait, Oman and Qatar – after Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE withdrew, with the organising committee headed by Major General Dahlan Jumaan Al Hamad, president of the Qatari and Asian federations and World Athletics vice-president, having completed preparations to host the Gulf sporting event and present it in its best form
A simple opening
The simple opening ceremony of the sporting challenge begins today on the track and field of Khalifa International Stadium with the arrival of the guest of honour at the main box, at 4 pm, followed by the national anthem, then recitation from the Holy Quran, the entry of the parade of participating delegations led by Qatar’s flag followed by the flag bearers of the participating countries, after which the championship flag is raised, then a speech by Major General Al Hamad, chairman of the organising committee, followed by a speech from the organising committee, then the guest of honour announces the official opening of the championship, after which the parade leaves and competition begins.
13 medals on day one
The first day’s programme includes ( 17 ) races and events – heats and finals – over morning and evening sessions, with ( 13 ) medals to be awarded across the boys’ and girls’ events, ( 7 ) for boys and ( 6 ) for girls, as follows: first, the morning session: 9 am – girls’ heptathlon 100 m hurdles; 9:40 am – girls’ heptathlon high jump. Second, the evening session – 5 pm, boys’ javelin, final; 5 pm, girls’ 100 m hurdles; 5:05 pm, boys’ long jump, final; 5:05 pm, girls’ heptathlon shot put; girls’ shot put, final; 5:10 pm, boys’ pole vault, final; 5:15 pm, boys’ 110 m hurdles, final; 5:30 pm, girls’ 100 m hurdles, final; 5:40 pm, boys’ 100 m, final; 5:50 pm, girls’ 400 m, final; 6:10 pm, girls’ long jump, final; 6:15 pm, boys’ 400 m; 6:15 pm, girls’ javelin; 6:20 pm, boys’ shot put, final; 6:25 pm, heptathlon 200 m.
Gulf girls in competition
Doha, city of goodness, is launching for the first time the presence of Gulf women in official competition alongside young men at a Gulf championship, in line with the regulations and laws of the international athletics federation, which encourages holding joint championships between the sexes at all international events
Holiday Villa Hotel hosts delegations
The arrival of participating delegations was completed with the arrival of the Kuwaiti and Omani boys’ and girls’ delegations ahead of the Gulf challenge, with all settling into their base at the Holiday Villa Hotel amid a warm welcome from all the championship committees
Tomorrow’s competitions
Day two’s competitions tomorrow include 18 races and events for the boys’ and girls’ categories, with ( 11 ) gold medals to be awarded, as follows: morning session – 9 am, boys’ decathlon 100 m; 9:10 am, girls’ heptathlon long jump; 9:45 am, decathlon long jump; 11:00 am, boys’ decathlon shot put. Second – evening session, 4:30 pm, girls’ heptathlon javelin; 5:00 pm, girls’ 400 m hurdles, final; 5:00 pm, boys’ decathlon high jump; 5:10 pm, boys’ triple jump, final; 5:15 pm, boys’ 400 m hurdles, final; 5:25 pm, girls’ triple jump, final; 5:30 pm, boys’ 3000 m steeplechase, final; 5:30 pm, girls’ discus, final; 5:45 pm, boys’ 800 m, final; 6:00 pm, heptathlon 800 m, final; 6:30 pm, boys’ decathlon 400 m , 6:45 pm, girls’ 4×100 m, final; 7:00 pm boys’ 4×100 m, final.
Third and final day’s competitions
The third and final day’s competitions include ( 12 ) events and races in the boys’ and girls’ categories, over morning and evening sessions, with ( 8 ) medals to be awarded across both categories, as follows: 9 am, boys’ decathlon 110 m hurdles; 9:00, girls’ hammer, final; 9:50 am, boys’ decathlon discus; 10 am, boys’ hammer, final; 11 am, boys’ decathlon pole vault. Evening session, 4:30 pm, boys’ decathlon javelin; 5:00 pm, girls’ 200 m, final; 5:10 pm, boys’ 200 m, final; 5:20 pm, boys’ 1500 m, final; 5:40 pm, boys’ decathlon 1500 m, final; 6:10 pm, girls’ 4×400 m relay, final; 6:25 pm, boys’ 4×400 m relay, final.
