The Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium at Qatar SC will see the final touches to preparations by the organising committee for the first Asian Youth Championships over the coming hours, with the number of participating teams reaching 40. HE Major General Dahlan Jumaan Al Hamad, president of the Asian and Qatar federations and vice-president of the IAAF, and members of the organising committee, followed a rehearsal of the championship’s opening ceremony held at the championship stadium, with delegations having arrived in Doha over the past hours to take part in this first Asian event for the champions of the future, and the technical meeting for the Asian championships is scheduled to be held today at Ezdan
The athletes of our national boys’ and girls’ teams continue their intensive preparations, determined to achieve good results despite the strength of the competition and the difficulty of the task in this first continental test. For its part, the organising committee, chaired by HE Dahlan Jumaan Al Hamad, president of the Asian and Qatar federations, has ensured everything is in order and that the delegations are comfortable.
The Qatari athletics family is looking forward to the moment competition begins, which will reveal the features of the champions of the near future, as every athlete will get to know their true rivals as well as where they stand compared with others, especially as it is not known for certain who is the strongest continentally in each race or event in this age category. The first edition will also reveal how much interest Asian countries have in this category, which represents the hope and brightest future for every country.
A number of heads of Asian federations have arrived, including Dr Talib Faisal, president of the Iraqi federation, the president of the Pakistani federation, and many senior officials of the Asian and international federations, with the arrival of VIPs to follow the championship competitions to be completed today
Asian championships prepare our athletes for Arab championships in Tunisia
The first edition of the Asian Youth Championships will serve as a strong rehearsal to prepare our boys and girls for the Arab Youth Championships, hosted by Tunisia next June, where our stars will look to achieve new successes for Qatari athletics
