Our talented champion Femi Ogunode achieved a great feat by winning the bronze medal in the 60m at the World Indoor Championships in Poland, exceeding all expectations and beating his rivals. It was affirmed that Qatari athletics would remain at the top in any event, since what Femi achieved was a great, unprecedented feat in sprinting at indoor championships. Our champion clocked 6.52 seconds, an excellent time, while gold went to British sprinter Kilty with a time of ( 6.46 sec ), and American sprinter Marvin came second with a time of ( 6.51 sec )
Femi Ogunode had stolen the show in the 60m semi-final, topping his second heat with a superb time of ( 6.55 sec ) to deservedly qualify for the final to take on the big names in an exciting final. Joy spread throughout our national team’s delegation, and Major General Dahlan Al Hamad, president of the Qatari and Asian federations, telephoned the newly crowned champion and congratulated him on the new achievement. Al Hamad told the federation’s website that we take pride in this achievement and dedicate it to His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of Qatar, leader of the march of great sporting achievements, and said: We are happy with this great achievement, which confirms that Qatari athletics has been and remains at the heart of world competition and is consistently capable of reaching achievement and the podium, and we hope our champion Mutaz Essa Barshim succeeds today in adding a new Qatari medal at the heart of the global event in Poland
