Khalifa International Stadium’s track and field witnessed the first wide-scale participation of schools, boys and girls, in various relay races. After exciting competition among them, eight schools out of 11 qualified to take part in the Diamond League in Doha on 9 May. This marks the first time schools have taken part in Qatar, with the Qatar Athletics Federation, under Dahlan Al Hamad, pursuing a policy of giving promising school talent the opportunity, thereby widening the sport’s base and encouraging students to embrace athletics; the tournament also gave one participant the chance to qualify for the Diamond League
