
The Gulf championships’ supreme organising committee is chaired by HE Dr Thani bin Abdulrahman Al Kuwari, the Federation’s chairman, while Mohammed Issa Al Fadala, secretary-general, serves as championships director, with Khalifa Abdulmalik as chairman of the accommodation and transport committee, and golden arrow Talal Mansour on the technical and logistics committee.
The Qatar Athletics Federation had been racing against time over the past days on arrangements and coordination for an outstanding hosting of this event, holding daily and periodic meetings to keep up with the latest preparations and developments regarding guest arrivals and all organisational matters.
Coordination was also carried out with the sports affairs department at the general secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh, and the organising committee invited them to attend the championships.
The Wyndham Hotel is the official hotel for the athletes and the accommodation base for all delegations and championship guests as well