Qatari Saif Mohammed Clinches Gold Medal at Asian U23 Athletics Championships in China

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July 11, 2026
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11-July-2026

Qatari Saif Mohammed Clinches Gold Medal at Asian U23 Athletics Championships in China

ORDOS, China, July 11 – Qatar’s rising athletics star Saif Mohammed produced a superb performance to capture the gold medal in the men’s pole vault at the Asian U23 Athletics Championships in Ordos, China, on Saturday, further strengthening Qatar’s impressive medal haul at the continental event.

Mohammed cleared 5.54 metres to register the best performance of the competition in the pole vault, comfortably claiming the gold medal and delivering Qatar’s fifth medal of the championships.

His triumph adds to an outstanding campaign for Team Qatar, following Hatem Hamed’s gold medal in the 800 metres, Zakaria Ibrahim’s victory in the 3,000 metres, Ahmed Jabrin’s silver medal in the shot put, and Salah Younes’ bronze medal in the 100 metres.

The Qatar Athletics Federation is competing at the championships with a talented squad of emerging Olympic-category U23 athletes, reflecting the federation’s continued commitment to developing the next generation of elite competitors.

Qatar’s delegation features Saif Mohammed (pole vault), Ahmed Jabrin (shot put), Khaled Hussein Sebaqi (400m and 4x400m relay), Zakaria Ibrahim (3,000m steeplechase and 1,500m), Hatem Hamed (800m and 4x400m relay), Salah Younes (100m), Omar Daoud (110m hurdles), Abdulrahman Mohammed (400m hurdles and 4x400m relay), and Mubarak Abdulkarim (400m and 4x400m relay).