Teams from across Asia held their final training session on the annex ground at Qatar SC amid great interest from local and continental media, with the technical sessions seeing plenty of hard work and determination from the athletes to reach the best possible readiness, especially as the start will set the tone
Mariam Farid ready for Asian challenge
Our national team’s Mariam Farid is competing in the 400m hurdles and has prepared thoroughly for the competition, having shown very good form at the Arab Championships, where she set a new personal best, and hopes for a good showing at the first Asian edition.
Final motivational talk for Japan’s team
The head of Japan’s delegation was keen to meet with his country’s team in the lobby of the Ezdan Hotel, where the delegations are staying, urging them to achieve the best possible results.
Japan’s Manyu Kasuriya, a member of the Japanese athletics team’s technical staff, said that holding an Asian youth championships was a wonderful and highly beneficial idea for this age category, as it would motivate them to develop their level strongly.
Tim, head of Chinese Taipei delegation: we’re here to compete and win medals
Tim Leed, head of Chinese Taipei’s delegation at the Asian Athletics Championships, said we are taking part with the aim of competing and winning medals despite recognising the difficulty of the competition, especially as we don’t know much about our rivals, noting that his team had prepared thoroughly and shared the same ambitions as everyone else in winning medals.
Fatima Al Madhoub, manager of Bahrain’s team: we’re aiming for new records and medals
Fatima Al Madhoub, manager of Bahrain’s team, expressed her satisfaction at her team’s readiness for the first Asian Youth Championships, noting that the Bahraini delegation includes 4 male and 4 female athletes: Issam Ali, competing in the 400m, Saeed Al Amairi in the 100m and 200m, and Yousef Nader in the discus and shot put, and Ali Sabri in the race walk, while the female athletes are Salwa Eid in the 100m, Sheikha Rabia in the 400m, Dalila Abdul Qader in the 1500m, and Fatouma Jawaro in the 3000m
