Our champion Abderrahman Samba won gold in the 400m hurdles on day two of the Asian Athletics Championships – Doha 2019, the 23rd edition, which began yesterday in Doha and continues for four days on the track and field at Khalifa International Stadium.
Samba, last year’s Diamond League champion, took first place in the race, setting a new Asian record of 47.51 seconds, while Chinese Taipei’s Chen Chieh-Li finished second in 48.92 seconds, and India’s Pheirol Jabir came third in 49.13 seconds. Qatar’s Bassam Hemeida finished fourth in 49.45 seconds, a new personal best for the promising hurdler.
Samba had qualified for the 400m hurdles final after topping his heat yesterday in 49.57 seconds, while Qatar’s promising Bassam Hemeida also reached the final after clocking 49.98 seconds yesterday.
Qatari hurdler Abderrahman Samba had opened his season with a new personal best of 44.60 seconds at a meeting in South Africa
