Alkass English
Team Qatar’s athletics squad secured four gold medals as the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, held in Tianjin, China, comes to a close. The event featured approximately 400 male and female athletes representing countries from across the continent.
The gold medals were won by Bassim Mohammed in the 400m event with a time of 47.05 seconds, Ibrahim Zakaria in the 1500m, finishing in 3:43.75, and Ibrahim Abbas in the 800m, clocking 1:47.64. The fourth gold medal was claimed by Qatar’s 4x400m relay team, which recorded a winning time of 3:08.68.
The relay team was composed of Mohammed Kala, Ashraf Othman, Ismail Dawood, and Bassim Mohammed.
With a total of four gold medals, Team Qatar finished second in the overall standings, behind host nation China, which topped the medal table with 13 medals.
Following the conclusion of the championships, Mohammed Issa Al-Fadala, President of the Qatar Athletics Federation, described the team’s performance as a significant achievement and the result of sustained efforts by the federation in recent years to maintain Qatar’s athletics success at international, continental, and regional levels.
In press statements, Al-Fadala noted that the Qatari athletes delivered a strong performance throughout the championships and fully deserved their gold medals. He added that the federation has long operated according to a clear, long-term vision focused on developing athletes’ capabilities and achieving continued success.
Al-Fadala also praised the high level of competitiveness and determination displayed by Team Qatar’s athletes, which enabled them to secure second place in the standings amid strong competition from Asia’s leading male and female athletes.