Kuwait’s Saif Saud Al Dosari, deputy president of the Arab Athletics Federation and deputy chairman of the technical committee of the GCC athletics organising committee, stressed the importance of Gulf championships in affirming the bonds of brotherhood between the Gulf states.
Al Dosari praised, in remarks he made, Qatar’s initiative in holding the second girls’ championship together with the 14th boys’ championship, expressing his happiness at the breaking of two Gulf records by girls in the javelin and discus events, and said the championship’s level was above good, with the male and female athletes performing strongly, which augurs well for Gulf athletics.
Al Dosari congratulated the Qatar Athletics Federation on organising the two championships at the same time, and said that organisation in Qatar means success for any championship, stressing that this championship was good preparation for the Arab championship in Cairo on 22 April, followed by the Asian championship.
