On the fifth day of the athletics competition at the 16th Asian Games, currently under way in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, Qatar’s athletics tally rose to 3 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals after Qatari sprinter Femi Seun claimed his second gold medal in the 200m, clocking an excellent 20.43 seconds, close to the Qatari record held by sprinter Talal Mansour of
20.41 seconds, after having stood atop the podium the day before in the 400m. With these outstanding performances, sprinter Femi is expected to have a bright future in these two events at future international championships. Runner Francis Samuel was unable to take part in the 200m due to an injury sustained in the semi-final despite having qualified for the final, while Qatari runner Musaab Abdul Rahman Bila won the bronze medal in the 800m in 1:46.19, his best-ever time in the event, and this young athlete is expected to achieve great things in coming championships. Qatari runner Mubarak Al Nubi did not take part in the 400m hurdles due to an injury sustained while warming up. Thrower Khalid Habash Al Suwaidi will contest the shot put final tomorrow.
