The West Asian Youth Athletics Championships opened in the city of Camille Chamoun in the Lebanese capital and continues from 23 to 25 of this month, with the participation of 13 countries, namely (the State of Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, Iraq, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the State of Kuwait, Syria, Yemen, Palestine, Iran and Lebanon), attended by HE Staff Brigadier Dahlan Jumaan Al Hamad, IAAF vice president and acting president of the Asian Athletics Association, Mr Zeid Khayyam, representative of the minister of youth and sport, Mr Antoine Chartier, president of the Lebanese Olympic Committee, and Abdullah Shihab, president of the Lebanese Athletics Federation, in addition to the heads of the participating countries’ delegations. Speeches were given during the opening ceremony welcoming the participating countries to the first West Asian youth athletics championship, and Brigadier Dahlan Al Hamad, acting president of the Asian Athletics Association, expressed his satisfaction at the great success the championship’s launch witnessed and the wide participation from all West Asian countries.
In the first and second days’ competitions, Qatar topped the championship’s medal table, with Qatar’s male and female champions recording a clear superiority over their rivals, winning 7 gold medals and 2 silver medals, while Iraq took second place with 5 gold, 11 silver and 6 bronze medals, and Lebanon came third with a total of 4 gold, 3 silver and 8 bronze medals. The Qatari medal-winning athletes were honoured, and they are:
* Gold medal for champion Fatima Modhar in the 100m hurdles with a time of (17.07)s
* Gold medal for champion Asrar Al Mannai in the shot put with a distance of (11.06)m
* Gold medal for champion Asrar Al Mannai in the discus throw with a distance of (30.77) m.
* Gold medal for champion Nour Al Maliki in the 200m with a time of (27.35) s
* Gold medal for champion Hashim Salah in the 1500m with a time of 4:03.86 min
* Gold medal for champion Muammar Essa in the high jump with a height of (2.08) m
* Gold medal for champion Hamza Driouch in the 3000m with a time of (8:48.79) min
* Silver medal for champion Nour Al Maliki in the 100m.
* Silver medal for champion Khalid Mohammed Deeb in the discus throw.
Dahlan Al Hamad said this championship marks the beginning of a long journey for the future champions of West Asia, thanking the Lebanese federation for its outstanding hosting as well as the West Asian federation for encouraging national federations to take part in this event, which is no less important than any other. HE Al Hamad had met Mr Zeid Khayyami, director general of youth and sport, who congratulated Al Hamad on his great success in the recent IAAF elections, and also met Antoine Chartier, president of the Lebanese Olympic Committee, and discussed many topics of interest to both sides, particularly regarding the future of Asian and Arab athletics. Separately, Dahlan Al Hamad, vice president of the Asian federation, met the president of the Lebanese athletics federation, who offered him warm congratulations on Qatar’s achievement at the start of the championship.
Mohammed Suleiman: dedicates the achievement to our wise leadership
Mohammed Suleiman, a member of the federation’s board of directors, dedicated these achievements to our wise leadership for its continuous support of Qatari athletics, to the Qatar Olympic Committee for its great interest, and to Abdullah Al Zaini, president of the Qatar Athletics Federation, for his continuous attention and follow-up.
Mariam Al Ishaq: happy at our champions’ excellence
Mariam Al Ishaq, a member of the Qatar Athletics Federation, expressed her great happiness at what was achieved on the first day of the first West Asian Athletics Championship, saying that Qatar’s female champions showed, in their first participation in an Asian championship, a notable superiority in a number of events, and we dedicate the achievement to the officials who continuously provide support for the successful progress of Qatari athletics. She thanked the women’s sports committee for continuously motivating the champions to achieve the best results, hoping the champions succeed in winning further achievements in the coming days, and thanked the athletics federation, headed by HE Abdullah Al Zaini, for the continuous care of future champions and for providing them with the best preparation during the past period.
Below are the results of the first and second days of the West Asian youth championship
Girls :
5km race walk:
1- Aya Abbas – Syria: 27:07.79 minutes
2- Zainab Hashim – Iraq: 30:06.66
3- Sandy Karam – Lebanon: 37:33.32 min
–100m hurdles:
1- Fatima Modhar – Qatar: 17.07 s
2- Safaa Jaafar – Iraq: 18.57 s
3- Zakaw Othman – Iraq: 18.69 s
400m
1- Lori Tashjian – Lebanon: 1:02.16 min
2- Hadeel Rahim – Iraq: 1:02.53 min
3- Al Amri Hajar – Bahrain: 1:03.33 min
– 1500m
1- Sara Awali – Lebanon: 5:03.22 min
2- Abbas Bushra – Syria: 5:05.12 min
3- Ghofran Habib – Syria: 5:08.95 min
High jump:
1- Rahaf Shindi – Syria: 1.50m
2- Lamia Doumit – Lebanon: 1.45m
3- Melanie Freiha – Lebanon: 1.35m
Hammer throw:
1- Fatima Taher – Iraq: 32.96m
2- Raghda Shihab – Iraq: 28.55m
3- Sara Bishara – Lebanon: 17.89m
– Shot put:
1- Asrar Al Mannai – Qatar: 11.06m
2- Hala Ghiath – Syria: 9.53m
3- Sara Bishara – Lebanon: 8.80m
–Discus throw:
1. Asrar Ahmed Al Manal (Qatar): 30.77 metres
2. Hadeel Fadhel Hussein (Iraq): 25.69m
3. Hanin Raad Aboud (Iraq): 23.00m
3000m:
1-Zainab Hashim Saheb (Iraq): 10:57.53 minutes
2-Lea Iskandar (Lebanon): 11:14.54 min
3-Sheikha Habiba Ghofran (Syria): 11:28.90 min
–200m
1-Nour Hussein Al Maliki (Qatar): 27.35s
2- Hajar Saad (Bahrain): 27.41s
3- Lori Tashjian (Lebanon): 27.50s
–Triple jump:
1-Rima Thomas (Qatar): 11.15m
2-Joy Abou Sleiman (Lebanon): 9.92m
3-Ryia Akl (Lebanon): 9.50m
Boys:
100m:
1- Ibrahim Mohammed – Saudi Arabia: 10.96s
2- Hussein Dhiban – Iraq: 10.99s
3- Bahaa Eddin Hassan – Iraq: 11.14s
110m hurdles:
1- Mohammed Moussa – Saudi Arabia: 13.90s
2- Benahandi Kioumars – Iran: 14.10s
3- Amir Shaalan – Iraq: 14.3s
3000m:
1- Driouch Hamza – Qatar: 8:48.79 min
2- Hamid Kamel – Iraq: 9:17.09 min
3- Said Karam – Lebanon: 10:40.93 min
Hammer throw:
1- Ali Abdulrahman – Kuwait: 66.51 m
2- Mehdi Ali – Iran: 64.80m
3- Amer Hassan – Iraq: 57.54m
– Long jump:
1- Mohammed Al Sebai – Saudi Arabia: 7.13m
2- Mohammed Ahmed – Kuwait: 6.74m
3- Mahmoud Kiwan – Iraq: 6.63
–200m:
1-Hassan Dhiban (Iraq): 22.01s
2-Hussein Mohammed Abaraghi (Iran)
and Ibrahim Mohammed Seyko (Saudi Arabia): 22.22s
–Discus throw:
1- Mustafa Kadhim Dagher (Iraq): 54.44m
2-Khalid Mohammed Al Mughanni (Qatar): 50.86m
3- Mohammed Reza Al Shamzad (Iran): 49.45m
–1500m:
1-Hashim Salah Mohammed (Qatar): 4:03.86 min
2-Ali Jassim Abdul Redha (Iraq): 4:04.72 min
3-Kana Kutaibi (Syria): 4:04.80 min
–High jump:
1- Muammar Essa Barshim (Qatar): 2.08m
2- Salem Mahdi (Kuwait): 1.97m
3- Al Hamad Ali Essa (Saudi Arabia): 1.94m
–Shot put:
1-Ali Reza Rafiei (Iran): 17.03m
2-Mustafa Kadhim Dagher (Iraq): 16.00m
3-Saif Nour Abdulwahid (Iraq): 15.76m
–Octathlon:
1-Hussein Al Fadhli (Sultanate of Oman): 4734 points
2-Mohammed Ali Abdulhassan (Iraq): 4726 points
3-Saleh Abdulrahman Saleh (United Arab Emirates): 4537 points
