Our world champion Mutaz Essa Barshim dedicated his historic achievement at the Rio Olympics in Brazil to HH the beloved Amir of the country Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and to HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, president of the Olympic Committee, and to the whole Qatari people, affirming that he will do his utmost to always be up to responsibility and live up to expectations, and expressed his immense happiness at the warm reception he received at Hamad International Airport on the occasion of the historic achievement he made at the Olympics, affirming that he had aspired to achieve gold rather than the silver medal, and said: I thank everyone who stood by Barshim and supported him strongly throughout the past period, whether the coach, the federation, Aspire Academy, the club, and all who supported me, and this great support had a great impact on my success and reaching the top, and God willing what is to come will be better.
He noted that he always tries to gain more experience and benefit from mistakes, affirming that he takes any championship he takes part in seriously, so as to always be up to responsibility and live up to expectations, because in the end he is a professional player and must represent his country in the best possible way, and expressed his great happiness at the joy that was drawn on the faces of all the Qatari people, affirming that he feels proud of the nation and the joy of the whole people, and God willing this wonderful reception will be a motivation to give more, achieve the best and repay the favour to the country as well.
On the toughest moments he went through during the Olympic competitions, Mutaz Barshim affirmed that after securing the medal and clearing a height of 2:36 metres, that was the hardest part, because he was at the peak of his focus, and after securing the medal he wanted to achieve a better jump but his focus dropped, and in the end thank God regardless
