Elseify wins hammer throw silver

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September 30, 2023
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30-September-2023

Elseify wins hammer throw silver

Hangzhou: Ashraf Amgad Elseify secured a silver medal for Qatar at the Hangzhou Asian Games, hurling 72.42m in men’s hammer throw final Saturday. 

There were more good performances from other team Qatar athletes with Mohamed al-Garni and Abdirahman Hassan entering the men’s 1500m final. 

Elseify’s silver took’s Qatar tally to 5 medals including a gold, two silver and as many bronze medals. China’s Wang Qi took the gold in the event with a throw of 72.97 while Uzbekistan's Sukhrob Khodjaev claimed bronze after clearing 70.79.

Elseify, who won Asiad gold four years ago, was happy with his achievement. “I dedicate this medal to our wise leadership, Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) President HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani, the Athletics Federation, and all the supporters who have played a major role in providing full support to me,” Elseify said Saturday.

"I am very happy to achieve a medal in this edition of the Asian Games, especially since it is the first continental championship in which I participated after my return from injury. Despite that, I succeeded, praise be to God, in achieving the silver medal, even though I was hoping for gold and I was close to that, but I was not lucky," he added.

Meanwhile, Al Garni and Hassan cruised into the final of 1500m after clocking 3:56.02 secs and 3:52.08 secs in their respective heats.

There was a disappointment for Al Annabi in men’s 100m as former Asian champion Femi Ogunode failed to reach final after clocking 10.40 secs, finishing fifth in the semi-finals.

At the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Park Main Stadium, Ismail Abakar (46.48 secs) also finished at dismal eighths in the men’s 400m with Saudi Arabia’s Yousef Masrahi winning the title with a time of 45.55 ses.

In men’s pole vault, Seifeldin Abdelsalam, 18, showed impressive performance finishing at creditable sixth position with a 5.45m clearance.