Today, Wednesday, the competitions of the fourth West Asian Athletics Championships for men and women will start with the participation of (12) countries from the west of the continent, namely: Qatar, “host”, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait. , Sultanate of Oman, Bahrain, Emirates, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Yemen, and Syria. Al-Akhdar is represented in the tournament (22) by players looking to continue the success of Saudi athletics in achieving medals and personal numbers, under the leadership of 4 coaches: Hamdan Al-Bishi, Valentin Bondenko, Ali Al-Omari, Asim Al Khizam.
The Saudi Arabia national team prepared for the championship at an away camp in Turkey for a month, from March 20 to April 20, in preparation for the Arab Championship among adults in Morocco.
Athletes will compete in (22) races and competitions for three on the pitch and track of the Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium at Qatar Club. On the first day of the tournament, Long Jump, Shot Put, Women’s Triple Jump, Javelin Throw, 100m, 800m , 10,000 m walk for men and 10,000 m for men, 3000 m steeplechase.
The Organizing Committee of the Championship completed preparations for holding competitions and races, having approved the admission of athletes and athletes to participate in athletics games, and also approved the competitive program for two categories, including (12) races in athletics. , and eight field events, in addition to the two compound events, decathlon and heptathlon, in the presence of representatives of the participating countries and crews. Arbitration, timekeepers and technical observers, during the technical meeting held yesterday, in the presence of representatives of the participating team.
