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27 Aug’ 2017
Hamdi Al Amin wins Eberstadt gold
Eberstadt, August 27, 2017-Qatar's Hamdi Al Amin claimed the gold medal of high jump event in the 2017 Eberstadt Athletics Meeting.
Al Amin cleared 2.21m to lead the standings ahead of Samoli Ericsson of Finland in the second place.
Earlier in July, Hamdi Al Amin took the bronze medal of the 20th Arab Athletics Championship held in Tunisia. He also claimed the silver medal at the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games.
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