Major General Dahlan Jumaan Al Hamad, President of the Qatar and Asian athletics federations and Vice-President of the IAAF, dedicated runner Mohammed Al Garni’s gold achievement to HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of Qatar, to HE Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali, Minister of Youth and Sport, and to HE Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Secretary General of the Olympic Committee and head of the Qatari sports delegation to the Incheon 2014 Asian Games, and to the dear people of Qatar, his colleagues on the board of directors, and to all members of the Qatari mother of sports, athletes, staff and lovers of the sport, affirming that these achievements did not come out of nowhere but are the fruit of our wise leadership’s support for sport in general and the mother of sports in particular, which has enabled us to achieve these gains and this leadership, while also praising the contribution of the talented runner Al Garni and his fellow athletes, who are expected to represent their country in the best possible way at the continental gathering, and are worthy of doing so given their well-known high spirit and keenness to fly the Qatari flag high at every international, continental and world event, noting the outstanding performance Al Garni showed during the stages of the exciting race and the high spirit and unyielding will he displayed against the rest of the runners. He also extended his deep thanks and appreciation to the technical and administrative staff of our national team, commending their efforts in preparing our champions and getting them ready for ideal participation in all championships, hoping that our run of achievements at the Asian Games – Incheon 2014 – would continue, and considering Al Garni’s gold a good omen and a spur for the champions to continue their path of excellence and win further victories and preserve the leadership of Qatar’s mother of sports in Asia. He concluded his remarks by extending his warmest congratulations and best wishes to the Qatari delegation in Incheon, hoping their joy would be complete with a rich haul of coloured medals for our dear country, Qatar
