Qatar athletes clinch 7 medals at Arab meet in Algeria

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May 5, 2025
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5-May-2025

Qatar athletes clinch 7 medals at Arab meet in Algeria

Algeria - Team Qatar raised their medals tally at the 24th Arab Athletics Championships in Oran, Algeria, to 7 with two gold medals on the final day.

The reigning Asian record‑holder Abderrahman Samba stormed to the 400 m hurdles title in 48.77 seconds on Sunday. Ashraf El Seify also claimed gold in hammer throw clearing a distance of 72.98m.

Hamdi Ali (high jump, 2.14 m) and Seifeldin Abdelsalam (pole vault, 5.62 m) won a gold medal each, Sprint hurdler Omar Doudai Abakar (110 m hurdles, 13.78 sec) and Ahmad Jibrine Adoum (shot put 17.88 m) earned silvers, while discus thrower Mohamed Ibrahim Moaaz secured bronze with a 58.67‑metre effort.