Mutaz Barshim crowned Olympic champion

Tokyo: Qatar's Abderrahman Samba will gun for the gold medal in the final of Men's 400m hurdles event at Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games to be staged on Tuesday.  The world bronze medallist advanced to the final of 400m hurdles after clocking at time 47.47 in the semi-final held on Sunday. In today's final, Samba will face a tough task with World record holder Karsten Warholm of Norway and American Rai Benjamin also qualifying for the title showdown. Also, on Tuesday, Qatar's Musab Adam and Abdirahman Saeed Hassan will begin their campaign in Men's 1500m event at the Olympic Stadium.  Adam secured his spot Tokyo Olympics when he won the qualifying 1500m race held in Doha earlier this year with a time of 3.32.41 minutes.  Abdirahman Saeed Hassan booked a spot at the Tokyo Olympic Games with a second-place finish at the II Meeting Challenge Nerja 2021 in Spain last May. The 24-year-old comfortably dipped under the qualifying standard of 3 minutes 35 seconds with a  personal best 3:34.24.  After failing to qualify to Men's 100m final, Femi Ogunode will participate in Men's 200m heats on Tuesday.  For his part, Ashraf Amgad El Seify's hopes of clinching an Olympic medal were dashed when he failed to qualify to Men's Hammer Throw final. In the qualifications held on Monday, the Asian Games gold medallist took the 13th place with a throw of 71.84m.  On the other hand, the medal ceremony of Men's High Jump event was held on Monday. Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim and Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi shared the gold medal while Maksim Nedasekau of Belarus took the bronze medal.  Both Barshim, 30, and the 29-year-old Tamberi cleared 2.37 metres on Sunday evening. Facing the prospect of a jump-off to decide the winner, they persuaded organisers to let them share the triumph. The medal ceremony was attended by Qatar's Dahlan Jumaan Al Hamad, Asian Athletics Association President and World Athletics Council Member. 

Younousse and Tijan storm into quarterfinals

Tokyo: Qatar’s Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan qualified to the quarterfinals of the Tokyo 2020 men’s Olympic beach volleyball tournament. The Qatari duo defeated USA's Nick Lucena and Phil Dalhausser 2-1 (14-21, 21-19, 15-11) in the round-of-16 at on Sunday. “Thank god we won this game!” Cherif exclaimed. “We were ready for a long game. We know each other really well. We trained in Orlando with them for about a month and a half. They know us really well. We know them really well. Even in practice, our games are always very long. So I can say we were not expecting an easy game. Now the first step is done. We’re ready for the second step.” On the other hand, the world bronze medallist Abderrahman Samba of Qatar qualified to the final of Men's 400m hurdles. In the semifinals held on Sunday, Samba clocked a time of 47.47 seconds to secure his spot in final showdown on Tuesday. In Men's 100m event, Qatar's Femi Seun Ogunode crashed out after clocking a time of 10.17 seconds in the semifinals on Sunday.

Barshim wins high jump gold medal at Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo: Qatar’s high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim won the gold medal of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with an effort of 2.37M at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday. The two-time world champion shared the top spot with Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi after the duo decided not to go for a tie-breaking jump-off. After his bronze medal at London 2012 Olympics and the silver medal of Rio 2016 Olympics, Barshim has finally added the Olympic gold medal to his haul. It's the second gold medal for Qatar in as many days following the success of weightlifter Fares Ibrahim on Saturday. "It is amazing, this is a dream I don't want to wake up from,” said Barshim, who competed just four times this season with just a modest 2.30m season’s best to his credit. "I have been through a lot. It's been five years that I have been waiting, with injuries and a lot of setbacks. But we are here today sharing this moment and all the sacrifices. It's really worth it now in this moment.” In a post-event statement on Sunday, H.E. Dr Thani bin Abdulrahman Al Kuwari, Second Vice- President of  the QOC and President of the Qatar Athletics Federation congratulated HH the Amir, HH the Father Amir , the QOC President H.E. Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani and the Qatari people on the historic achievement  made by superstar Mutaz Essa Barshim,  who claimed the gold medal in the Men’s high jump at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Likewise, the QOC Secretary General H.E. Jassim bin Rashid Al Buenain congratulated the HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the QOC President H.E. Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani , the Qatar athletics federation family and the Qatari people  on the historic achievement done by Qatar’s superstar Mutaz Essa Barshim at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday. “This glorious victory is an outcome of a hard work and a big effort being performed by our superstar for long years ago” said the QOC Secretary General.

Sheikh Joaan lauds Barshim historic achievement at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Tokyo :H.E. Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, the president of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) congratulated HH the Amir, HH the Father Amir and the Qatari people on the historic achievement  of our superstar, Mutaz Essa Barshim who won the gold medal in the Men’s high jump at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Sunday. By this Sunday’s  glorious victory , Qatar has secured its  second historic Olympic gold medal,  one day after weightlifter Fares Ibrahim brought the country’s first ever Olympic gold in Men’s 96kg   on Saturday. H.E. Sheikh Joaan applauded the significant support of  the HH the Amir to the Qatar’s sport movement, which remains a motivating factor behind this unique success of Qatari athletes. H.E. QOC president also congratulated the country’s superstar Mutaz Barshim and  appreciated his persevere and hard work, which together paid off a mazing gold medal in Tokyo 2020 Olympics to be added to his previous bronze medal in London 2012 Olympics and Rio  2016 Olympics. H.E. QOC President said this achievement has further showcased the talent of the Qatari superstar and his upper hand in the high jump at the world level. H.E. Sheikh Joaan appreciated the Qatar athletics federation’s effort in boosting the country’s athletics movement to a new standard of success at the different international arenas.  The QOC President also lauded the role of Aspire Academy in building and developing the talent of Mutaz Barshim since his early years. “Qatar’s ninth participation in the Olympics was outstanding and impressive by all standards of success, in which athletes left no stone unturned to honor our sport movement perfectly at this bigger sport event” said QOC President.

Mutaz Barshim eyes Tokyo Olympics glory

Tokyo: Qatar's two-time world champion Mutaz Barshim will have his sight set on the Tokyo Olympics gold medal when he participates in the high jump final to be staged on Sunday.  The 30-year-old qualified to the title showdown after clearing 2.28m in the qualifications held on Saturday.  The other Qatari medal contender Abderrahman Samba will participate in the men’s 400m hurdles semifinals on Sunday.  Brazil’s Alison dos Santos, USA’s Kenneth Selmon and Italy’s Alessandro Siblio will likely be his most formidable opponents.  On the other hand, Femi Seun Ogunode progressed to the men’s 100M semifinals with a 10.02 sec run on Saturday.  In the men’s 800M, Abubaker Hayder Abdallah crashed out after finishing sixth (1:47.45) in his heats. Beach volleyball duo of Cherif Younousse and Tijan Ahmed will return to action on Sunday. They will take on USA’s Philip Dalhausser and Nicholas Lucena in a Round of 16 match.

Sheikh Joaan dedicates the achievement to HH the Amir, HH the Father Amir and the Qatari people

Tokyo: H.E. President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani dedicated the historic achievement of our weightlifter Fares Ibrahim, claiming Qatar's first Olympic gold medal, to HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani and the Qatari people. On this occasion, H.E. Sheikh Joaan said, " This unprecedented accomplishment is a result of the joint efforts made by team Qatar's golden weightlifter Fares Ibrahim, his coaching staff and the Qatar Weightlifting and Fencing Federation." The QOC President also lauded the huge efforts made by everyone to make this achievement possible and to raise Qatar's flag at this mega sporting event. H.E. Sheikh Joaan outlined that this achievement came in tune with a new Olympic record that proved the amazing talent of our young athlete Fares Ibrahim. He wished greater achievements for him in the future. The QOC President stressed this medal is the sixth in the country’s Olympic history and the first ever gold medal for Qatar wishing best results for the team Qatar athletes in the upcoming competitions of Tokyo 2020 Olympics.