HE Major General Staff Dahlan Jumaan Al Hamad, president of the Qatar Athletics Federation gave a speech in which he expressed his great joy at champion Mutaz and what he achieved of an achievement that delighted all Arab and Asian athletes given that he is the icon of the high jump on the yellow continent, whose ship is steered by Qatari thinking represented by HE Major General Dahlan Al Hamad, and Al Hamad said in his speech ” my words come from the heart to the heart as a father and as one of the officials steering the helm of Qatari athletics, to celebrate this great achievement, which began in 2012 in London and the Rio 2016 Olympics and will continue to Tokyo 2020 and beyond, and it deserves that we celebrate it”
Sublime directives and will
And HE Major General Al Hamad affirmed that this achievement would not have come about without the sublime directives and follow-up from officials in the State of Qatar, and working with determination and will to honour our beloved country and raise the ceiling of achievements in Rio with a silver medal, then on to Tokyo God willing in 2020.
And Al Hamad added ” we were confident that the return from Rio would be with an achievement, and we know the road is long, and we lived through difficult moments on it”
Support from HE Sheikh Joaan
And HE Major General Al Hamad revealed the great support our champion Mutaz found from HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, president of the Qatar Olympic Committee and said in this regard: at the height of the difficult moments, twenty metres from Mutaz sat HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, representing the pinnacle of leadership in our country, supporting Mutaz while close to him backing him for the best in the high jump and his support had a great effect on our champion Mutaz’s performance, and so the achievement was realised and we jumped with joy and happiness to be present on this occasion, and we always hope our country’s flag will fly high and flying at these great sporting occasions”
And Major General Al Hamad concluded his speech by saying: on behalf of everyone on whose faces was drawn the smile and joy .. thank you from the depths of the heart, for you have delighted and made happy everyone living on this land.
Qatari and continental honouring
