Our talented young champion Moaz Ibrahim achieved the pinnacle of success on the final day of the World U20 Championships in athletics, winning the most valuable medal of all, the discus gold, at the event held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, from 19-24 July, with 1,518 athletes representing 153 countries from across the continents competing over the days of the championship to win medals and prove their worth in a fierce battle among the champions of the future on the track and field. The closing of the world event was a fitting finale for the Qatari delegation, as giant Moaz Mohammed Ibrahim claimed the discus gold medal with a new mark of 63.63m, taking Qatar’s national team’s medal tally to three: two gold and one bronze. The gold medals went to Moaz and to runner Abdalelah Haroun in the 400m, while the bronze went to outstanding high jumper Hamdi Al Ameen. HE Major General Dahlan Jumaan Al Hamad, President of the Qatar and Asian Athletics Federations and Vice-President of the IAAF, expressed his happiness at the new achievement and the growing medal haul, noting that this success was down to the careful planning and determination of our national team’s champions, and dedicated the achievement to the wise leadership, the Olympic Committee and the Ministry of Culture and Sport, saying that what comes next would be even better thanks to the talent available.
For his part, Khalifa Abdulmalik, head of the delegation and director of the national teams, congratulated the Qatar athletics family on the achievement, saying that Qatar athletics was enjoying a successful run thanks to the focus and determination to reach results befitting Qatari sport.
Our team ninth in the world
Our national youth athletics team finished ninth among the 153 countries that took part in the World Championships, with a squad of six male champions and one female athlete winning three medals: two gold and one bronze. The United States topped the table with 10 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze medals, Kenya were runners-up with 5 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze, Ethiopia came third with 4 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze, Cuba were fourth with 3 gold and 2 silver, Jamaica fifth with 2 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze, Poland sixth with 2 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze, Germany seventh with 2 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze, China eighth with 2 gold and 1 silver, Bahrain tenth with 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze, and finally France eleventh with 1 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze.
Joy for Qatar’s national team
A mood of joy swept through the Qatari delegation at champion Moaz Ibrahim’s great achievement, which added a second gold medal for our national team.
