Qatar’s athletics champions got off to a strong start on the first day of the third West Asian Junior Championships, being held from 15-18 August at the Notre Dame de Jamhour club track and field in Lebanon, claiming four medals on the opening day – two gold and two bronze.
Our champion Ammar Obaid Abdul Majeed won the first gold in the 400m hurdles, clocking 53.42 seconds, while Hamza Souissi took the second gold in the shot put with a personal best and a new championship record of 18.98m. Al Hafeez Madani won bronze in the 800m, and Mohammed Khalid Zakaria won bronze in the 100m, giving our delegation a strong start at the championships.
