Our national athletics team won both the team and individual titles at the 15th edition of the GCC cross-country championship for the youth and juniors categories
The championship was organised by the Kuwait Athletics Federation on the Green Field at the Hunting and Equestrian Club, with 90 runners taking part representing the six Gulf national teams – Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE and Oman. Our national youth cross-country team excelled fully and deservedly, sweeping the first four places in the race and finishing ahead of the Saudi and Omani teams, who came second and third to take the team silver and bronze medals. In the juniors’ team event, our talented runner Idris Moussa was crowned individual champion, winning individual gold, with Saudi Arabia’s Ali Al Kaabi finishing second, followed by his compatriot Badr Al Omrani in third. Qatar’s juniors also won team bronze, with Saudi Arabia taking team gold and Kuwait finishing runners-up. HE Sheikh Nasser Fahad Sabah Al Sabah opened the GCC cross-country event on behalf of the championship’s patron, Sheikh Sabah Fahad Al Nasser Al Sabah, wishing every success to all the athletes in delivering an outstanding championship.
Returning to the story of Qatar’s participation in the GCC cross country, Qatar’s young runners dominated the race from the start, monopolising the lead and the top four places with full merit, sweeping the individual medals and confirming their superiority. Our gold-medal runner Musaab Adam finished first and took the gold, covering the distance in a time of 27:31.77. Runner Ibrahim Omar finished second to take silver, covering the distance in 27:36.39, while Haidar Abubaker finished third to take bronze in a time of 27:43.65. Our team’s runner Mohammed Al Nadhir Ramadan finished fourth, covering the distance in 27:53.27.
