Team Qatar athletes line up for Asian Games

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September 15, 2023
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15-September-2023

Team Qatar athletes line up for Asian Games

Shanghai: Qatar's national Athletics team began their intensive training camp in Shanghai, as they gear up for their participation in the 19th Asian Games to take place in Hangzhou, China, from September 23 to October 08, 2023. 

The national team's training program is set to run until September 27, following which the Qatari delegation will fly to Hangzhou to partake in the athletics competitions to begin on September 28. 

The Qatar Athletics Federation unveiled a roster of 14 accomplished athletes in various track and field disciplines, spearheaded by the Olympic and world champion, Mutaz Barshim, who will be vying for top honors in the high jump event. 

The remaining members of the national team are, Femi Ogunode (100m and 200m), Ashraf Hussein, Ismail Dawood (400m), Abu Bakr Haydar (800m), Abdulrahman Saeed ( 1500m and 800m), Mohammed Al-Garni ( 1500m and 5000m), Yaser Salem (3000m steeplechase and 5000m), Saif al-Din Abdul Salam ( pole vault),  Muaz Ibrahim (discus throw),  Ahmed Al-Seify, Ashraf Al-Seify  (hammer throw), Abdulrahman Samba and Bassem Hemeida (400m hurdles).