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Return of Shaheen |
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Belgrade
(SER): Steeple world champion and
world record holder Saif Saeed
Shaheen of Qatar is having the date
of his return to racing. He is
scheduled to compete at 5000m during
3rd Artur Takac
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DOHA STILL LEADS
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IAAF World Athletics
Tour has so far this year six
meetings behind and even after last
weekend Qatar Grand Prix still leads
in the scoring with 84619 points, in
comparison
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Juniors Team Ranked Third in GCC
Athletics Championships |
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Qatar athletics
juniors’ team participated in the
11th GCC Athletics Championships
held in Al-Qatif city in Saudi
Arabia during 13-15 of May 2008.
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Doha Leads |
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AAF World Athletics
Tour has so far this year three
meetings behind and Qatar Grand Prix
clearly leads in the scoring with
84610 points, in comparison to last
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Doha Registers a New Patent for
Global Athletics Championships |
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The great and unprecedented
technically and administratively success was
outstanding by Qatar Super Grand Prix-2008,
which was held in Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium last
Friday where international athletics stars
participated.
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Biggest athletic extravaganza- Qatar
Super Grand Prix-2008 begins on
Friday |
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The grand event of athletics titled
Qatar Super Grand Prix-2008 will saw
world class athletes claiming for
top honours at the Suheim Bin Hamad
Stadium, Qatar Sports
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Allyson Felix termed queen of
tracking field |
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The queen of Tracking field, Allyson
Felix, making what is almost a
traditional start to her individual
outdoor season, defends her 100
metres and 400 metres titles in
Friday's Doha Super
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Blanka Vlasic Aspires to Claim Gold
in the Olympic Games
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Blanka Vlasic was born in the city
of Split in Croatia
on 8/11/1983. With the start of
2002, she crossed the high jump
result of 1.96m.
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Clarissa Claretti Expresses Her
Pleasure to be in Doha |
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One of the featured athletes
participating in Qatar Super Grand
Prix-2008 to win medals and achieve
records is the hammer thrower
Clarissa Clarette. She was born in
Fermo
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HE Dahlan Al-Hamad, QAAF President,
Presents Warm Welcomes to Elite
Athletics Stars in Qatar Super Grand
Prix-2008 |
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QAAF president, HE Dahlan Al-Hamad,
president of the high Organizing
Committee of Qatar Super Grand Prix
expressed his warm welcomes to
athletes and
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Jeremy Wariner Promises to Break the
International Record |
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Several elite athltes form all over
the world began their preparations
to participate in the 2008 edition
of the Qatar Super Grand Prix, while
Doha announced it
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Al-Zaini: Qatar is Ready to Host the
2008 Grand Prix and the Qatari
Organizational Experiences Cope with
the World Championships
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QAAF secretary general and head of
Qatar Athletics Super Grand Prix
financial and marketing committee,
Mr. Abdullah Al Zaini, expressed to
media staffs that all financial
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QAAF president welcomes world
athletics in Qatar 2008 Athletics
Super Grand Prix |
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Doha, May 8, 2008— Mr. Dahlan Al
Hamad – President of Qatar
Association of Athletic Federation (QAAF)
and Chairman of Qatar 2008 Athletics
Super Grand Prix
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Blanca Vlasic aspires to seize gold
in 2008 Qatar Super Grand prix |
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Doha,
May 8, 2008 – Blanca Flassing ,
Croatian female athlete, and holder
of gold medal in high jump event in
last world athletics championship
held in Japan confirmed readiness
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Qatar Super Grand Prix Polarizes 200
Athletes Targeting Gold Medals and
Records |
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Qatar Sports Club in Doha will
witness on next Friday, at 5:50 PM,
the competitions events of Qatar
Super Grand Prix-2008. This
international
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Stage ready for Qatar Super GP
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DOHA • A high quality field of
athletes will be seen in action
during the Qatar Athletic Super
Grand Prix to be held here on May 9.
Qatar Association of Athletics
Federation President, Dahlan Al
Hamad, speaking at the
pre-event press conference
yesterday, said that he expected a
high level competition at the Qatar
Sports Club on Friday. “Qatar
Athletic Super Grand Prix is an
important event
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Dahlan al Hamad, IAAF Vice President
and Qatar Association of Athletics
Federation |
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(QAAF)
President, on Tuesday evening
announced a glittering field of
international star
athletes to compete in the 10th
edition of the Qatar Athletics Super
Grand Prix, as the
countdown to the May 9
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HE Dahlan Al-Hamad: The Continuity
of Hosting Qatar Super Grand-Prix
Means Further Support to Doha 2016 |
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The High Organizing Committee of
Qatar Super Grand Prix-2008 held its
first meeting on Sunday 20th of
April, at 7:00 PM, in the meetings
hall at Qatar Olympic Committee. The
following officials
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QAAF to organise athletics festival
for primary schools |
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Doha, April 14, 2008—Qatar
Association of Athletics Federation
(QAAF) will organise the fourth
athletics festival for primary
schools on Tuesday, April 15, 2008
at Aspire Academy.
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HE Dahlan Al-Hamad ... Qatar Managed
to Present a Comprehensive Panorama
Where Qatari and European Sports
Merged |
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HE Dahlan Al-Hamad, president of
QAAF, launched in the Spanish city
of Valencia the start of the
marketing campaigns for IAAF World
Indoor Championships to be
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Qatar Wins Bronze in World
Cross-Country Championships
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Qatar national athletics team seized
the bronze medal of the 36th World
Cross-Country Championships
organized in Scotland. The total
points gained
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Qatari Women Athletics Team Participate in the 1st
GCC Sports Championship for Women |
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The Qatari Women Athletics Team took
part in the 1st GCC Sports Championship for Women
held in Kuwait during 5-11 march 2008. The
Qatari delegation included Mrs. Ahlam Almane
(board member of QAAF and member of the
organizing committee for women
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A New Qatari Landmark in Athletics:
Shami Wins Gold in Japan |
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Qatar's Mubarak Hassan Shami won the
International Lake Biwa Marathon,
beating Eritrea's Yared Asmerom.
Shami crossed the finish line with a
time
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Qatar Military Athletics Team Wins
the Title of the Military World
Cross-Country Championship for the
3rd Time Consecutively |
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Qatar military athletics team
managed to seize the title of the 53rd
World Military Cross-Country
Championship organized in
Switzerland. The gold medal went to
Qatar’s Ahmed Hassan, the silver
medal
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Doha Witnesses 19 Records in Indoor
Competitions (Asian): Organizational
Success and Excellence as Records
Achieved |
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The 3rd Asian Indoor
Championship concluded in Doha on 16
February 2008 with a distinctive
organizational performance. The
successful event was hosted by QAAF
in Aspire Academy during 14-16
February
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Zaman makes hosts Qatar proud with
gold in 3000m |
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Doha, February 17, 2008 –
Qatar's Sultan Zaman made the hosts
nation proud by taking gold in 3000m
on the concluding day of the third
edition of Asian Indoor Athletic
Championship 2008 held at Aspire,
the Academy for
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Qatar athletics team shine in the
Asian indoor championship |
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Doha, February 16, 2008 (Mousa
Abdullah) Qatar Athletics Team
continued shining in the 3rd Asian
Indoor Championship being held at
Aspire Academy from February 14 to
16, 2008 with participation of 30
countries. The Qatar's
sprinter Thamer
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Qatari athletes fetch one gold, one
bronze in 3rd Asian Indoor Athletics
Championship |
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Doha, February 15, 2008 - Qatar
athletics team have clinched two
medals on the first day of the third
edition of Asian Indoor Athletics
Championship which began on Thursday
at Aspire. The tournament will
conclude on February 16
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The Third Asian Indoor Athletics
Championship kicks off today |
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Doha, February 14, 2008 The
third edition of Asian Indoor
Athletics Championship's
competitions will kick off Thursday,
February 14, 2008, at Aspire Zone,
in Doha, Qatar. |
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QAAF president holds meeting for 3rd
Asian Indoor Athletics
championship |
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Doha, February 12, 2008 Dahlan Al
Hamad, President of Qatar
Association of Athletics Federation
(QAAF) and organizing committee
chairman of 3rd Asian indoor
Athletics championship, chaired the
meeting of the committee held on
Monday, February 11, 2008. Dahlan Al
Hamad ensured the completion of the
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Stage set for Asian Indoor athletic
meet on February 14 |
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February 10,2008- Big time athletics
event awaits Doha when the Third
Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
will be held at Aspire Zone from
February 14 to 16. Being organised
by Qatar Association of Athletic
Federation, the biggest extravaganza
being held for the first time
indoors will excite the local
spectators
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Extensive Field Tours Conducted by
the Asian Indoor Athletics
Championship Organizing Committee |
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Various visits to locations, sports
facilities, and indoor venues were
conducted by the organizing
committee of the Asian Indoor
Athletics Championship to be held
during 14-16 February
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QAAF President Forms the Organizing
Committee for the Asian Indoor
Championships and Qatar Super Grand
Prix in 2008 |
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In preparation for the coming two
important athletics events, Asian
Indoor Championships to be held
during 14-16 February 2008 at Aspire
Sports Academy and Qatar Super Grand
Prix to be held on 9 May 2008 at
Qatar Sports Club, H.E.
Dahlan Al-Hammad
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Mr. Khalid Almeer Elected as a
Member of IAAF Championships
Committee |
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The
The International Association of Athletics
Federations has nominated Mr. Khalid Almeer
(Vice President of QAAF, Vice President of Arab
Athletics Association, and President
of Technical Committee
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Qatar
Elected to Host IAAF Indoor
Championship in 2010 |
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The International Association of Athletics
Federations elected the Qatari capital Doha for
the 2010 IAAF Indoor Championships giving Qatar
the rights to organize the |
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Qatari Athletics Claim 2 Gold
Medals, 6 Silver Medals, and 2
Bronze Medals in the Arab Games
(Cairo 2007) |
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Qatari athletes managed to gain 2
gold medals, 6 silver medals, and 2
bronze medals in the athletics
competitions of the Arab Games in
Egypt during 21-24 November 2007.
Below are the tables showing
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Kalid Habash Seizes Gold While
Mabrook and Zaman Claim Silver |
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Qatari athletes managed to prove
their high performance levels during
the 11th Arab Games held
in Egypt during November 2007. In
the shot-put event, Qatar’s Khalid
Habash Al-Sweidi seized the
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Ahmed Deeb Brings Qatar a Silver
Medal |
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Qatari athletes participated in
various athletics events during Arab
Games in Egypt. In the Half Marathon
event Aman Majed and Ahmed Juma
participated while Ahmed Moosa
participated in the Decathlon event.
The Triple
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IAAF EXAMINES QATAR’S PREPARATIONS TO HOST WORLD
INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP AND ANNOUNCES: QATAR ENJOYS HIGH
FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES |
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Qatar Athletics Federation welcomed
the delegation of International
Association of Athletics Federations
that visited Doha on 6/11/2007 to
view and examine the technical and
administrative
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Qatar Athletics Delegation Travels
to Cairo |
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Qatar athletics delegation travels
to Cairo on 18 November 2007 to
participate in the 11th Arab Games
hosted by Egypt during 11-26
November 2007. The delegation
includes the following: Administrative Staff:
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Qatar Athletics Results in Asian
Indoor Games, Macau-2007 |
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The Qatari results that were
achieved during the Asian Indoor
Games Macau 2007, 26/10/-3/11/2007
appeared excellent and reflected
much of Qatar’s athletics powers.
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Qatar Ranked 5th in the World Half
Marathon Championships in Italy |
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Qatar’s
The World Half Marathon Championship
concluded on 14/10/2007 in the city
of Udine in Italy. The Kenyan team
seized the 1st rank (2:58:54), while
Eritrea ranked 2nd
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Qatar Participated in the 2nd IAAF
World Road Running Championships (Udine,
Italy) A Qatari delegation of
athletics participated in the 2nd
IAAF Road
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Kibore Felix Kikwai Ranked 6xth in
Palio Cittą della Quercia - Rovereto
(Italy) |
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Qatar’s
Kibore Felix Kikwai participated in
the Palio Cittą della Quercia –
Rovereto, Italy, on 12 September
2007. He competed in the 5000m event
and managed to dominate the 6th
rank with 13:33.63. The first three
ranks were dominated by
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Hard Work by QAAF Committee to Bid
for the World Athletics Indoor
Championship 2010 |
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The assigned committee to prepare
the bidding file for the World
Athletics Indoor Championship 2010
held a meeting at the QAAF
headquarters on the 3rd of October
2007. |
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QAAF Delegation to the 2nd Asian
Indoor Games-Macao 2007
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Qatar Athletics Association formed
the technical and administrative
delegations that are going to
participate in the 2nd Asian Indoor
Games to be held in Macao during
26/10/ - 3/11/ 2007. It is worth
notice that Qatari athletes seized
during
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QAAF Technical Delegates Participate
in Organizing the 2nd Asian Indoor
Games-Macao |
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Based on the aim of developing the
experiences of technical staffs in
Qatar Athletics Federation to run
the coming indoor events in Qatar
like the 3rd Asian Indoor Athletics
Championship to be held during
14-16/2/2008, Qatar Athletics
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OSAKA,
Japan, September 3, 2007 – The 11th
World Athletics Championship held at
Ngai Stadium with participation of
more than three thousands athletes
from 203 concluded Sunday, September
2, 2007. |
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In Response to Invitation by IAAF:
Mr. Khalid Almeer Travels to
Stuttgart |
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Mr.
Khalid Almeer, vice president of
Qatar Athletics Federation and
director of Qatar Super Grand Prix,
travels on Thursday 20 September
2007 to the city of Stuttgart in
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Shami bags silver in Osaka marathon |
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OSAKA,
August 26, 2007 – Qatar's Mubarak
Hassan Shami took silver in the
men's world marathon in the opening
event of the 11th athletics world
championship in Osaka |
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Qatar's Al Hamad elected to IAAF
Executive |
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Brigadier Dahlan Jumaan Al Hamad of
Qatar has been elected Vice
President of International
Association of Athletics Federations
(IAAF) in the 46th IAAF Congress
meeting Wednesday
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Al-Hamad Emphasizes on the
Importance of Preparation |
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H.E.
Dahlan Al-Hamad, President of Qatar
Athletics Association, appreciated
the participation of Qatar national
team in the Ostrava
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Qatari Delegation Presided by H.E. Dahlan Al-Hamad |
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The
president of Qatar Athletics
Federation will be the head of the
Qatari youth team during the
competitions of the 5th World
Athletics Championship for Youth in
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Khalid Almeer: Qatar’s Athletics
Champions Have Developed Highly |
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Mr. Khalid Almeer, Vice President of
Qatar Athletics Association,
appreciated the participation of
Qatar national team in the Ostrava
international event. He emphasized
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An Ideal Opportunity to Qatari
Athletes in the World 5th Athletics
Championship |
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The World 5th Athletics
Championship, held in Czech’s city
of Ostrava 11-15 July 2007, witness
the participation of 1500 athletes
from all over the world. Qatari
athletes have
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World Championship Concluded in
Ostrava with a New Qatari and Arab
Result in 10000m Walk |
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Qatar’s Gerbil Rahmat Khan seized
the 10th rank in the 10000 walk race
of Ostrava event for youth
(44:59:57). This marked a new Qatari
and Arab result. The 1st rank was
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Qatari Athletics Delegation Returns
from Syria |
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Qatar’s delegation of young male and
female athletes returned to Doha on
1/7/2007 from Syria where they
participated there in the 2nd Arab
Championship during 27-29 June 2007.
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Qatari Delegation for the 2nd Arab
Youth Championship,
Syria 27-29 2007 |
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Qatar Athletics Association declared
the names of the participating
delegation staffs in the coming 2nd
Arab Youth Championship, Syria
27-29 2007.
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The Second Meeting by the Technical
Committee |
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The
technical committee in Qatar
Athletics Association will hold its
second meeting at 7:00 PM on
Thursday, 21 June, in the
headquarters of QAAF. During this
meeting
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Awards Ceremony for Female Athletes |
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QAAF
decided to organize an awards
ceremony for the female athletes who
participated in the local
competitions during 2006-2007. They
all belong, indeed, to “the girls
training center” which is affiliated
to QAAF.
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Two Preparation Committees Formed for
the Asian and International Indoor
Championships |
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The Qatar Athletics Association
formed two committees presided by H.E. Dahlan Al-Hamad for the sake of
preparations to the Asian
championship as well as the Indoor
championship to be hosted by Qatar
next year.
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Saif Saeed Shahin Participates
in Golden Spike, Ostrava |
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The world record-holder and 3000m
steeplechase event champion Saif Saeed Shahin of Qatar announced
that he will participate in the 46th
version of the Golden Spike in
Ostrava city (Czech),
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Daham Najim Bashir Participates in
Exxon Mobil Bislett Games, Oslo
(NOR) |
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Qatar’s
athletics star Daham Najim Bashir
prepares to participate in the
coming Exxon Mobil Bislett Games, to
be organized in Oslo (NORway) on 15
June 2007. Bashir, the winner of the
gold medal in the 15th Asian games, |
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QAAF Concludes the Sports Season of
2006-2007 |
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QAAF
concluded its sports season
2006-2007 by holding a conclusion
ceremony on 8/6/2007 at Almajlish
Hall in the Doha Sheraton Hotel.
During this ceremony, rewarding
events were organized in relation to
successes
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Important Aspects Discussed by
QAAF’s Board of Directors |
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The
QAAF’s board of directors held its
last meeting in the current sports
season. The meeting was headed by
H.E. the President of QAAF,
Brigadier General Dahlan Al-Hamad.
The meeting started with ratifying
the previous
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Qatari Athletes’ Results in THALES
FBK-Games - Hengelo (NED), May 26,
2007 |
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Qatar’s
athletics star Daham Najim Bashir
managed to get ranked 9th at the end
of the 3000m steeplechase race in
the THALES FBK-Games- Hengelo
(Nederland), held on May 26, 2007.
Bashir crossed the event distance
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A Bronze Medal by AL-Sabahi in the
Arab Athletics Championship |
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The
Qatari promising star Waleed Ahmed
Al-Sabahi splendidly seized a bronze
medal in the Arab Athletics
Championship in the 20 km race. The
Arab Athletics Championship, which
was held in Jordan during May,
witnessed he participation
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Qatar among 204 Countries to
Participate in the World Athletics
Championships |
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The
International Association of
Athletics Federation announced
through its official website that
204 national athletics federations
will participate in the 11th World
Athletics Championship that shall be
hosted by Osaka city in Japan during
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Doha Super Grand Prix will be
remembered once again |
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DOHA – The 2007 edition of the Qatar
Super Grand Prix held at Suhaim Bin
Hamad stadium will once again be
remembered for various reasons. The
high profile of athletes coming from
across the
See:
Details
of Qatar Athletic Super Grand
Prix :Results
in Pdf |
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Felix stole the hearts by winning
double gold |
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DOHA –
Allyson Felix of USA became the real
sprint queen at Doha on Friday when
she stole the hearts of thousands of
spectators by winning two gold medal
each in 100 metres and 400 metres in
the Qatar Super Grand Prix 2007
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Vlasic impresses at Doha Super Grand
Prix |
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DOHA –
The Super Grand Prix at the Qatar
Sport Club in Doha lived up to all
the expectations, with a half dozen
meeting records, world leading marks
and three valiant attempts at a
World record by ‘athlete of the
meet’ Blanka Vlasic.
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Kenyans Choge and Kipchoge set World
leads |
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DOHA –
The men’s 1500 metres was what used
to be known in club athletics as a
‘mob-run,’ you ambled around a cross
country course, and had a sprint at
the end… or not. This was a mob of
Kenyans, and it was a sprint all the
way at the
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Meeting records for Skolimowska and
Hoffa too |
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DOHA –
The women probably edged the evening
at the Qatar Super Grand Prix 2007,
with the hammer providing early
entertainment, the lead changing
five times in four rounds, and 2000
Olympic champion, Kamila Skolimowska
of Poland
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World's elite athletes set for Doha
campaign |
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The first IAAF Super
Grand Prix status meeting of 2007
takes place this Friday 11 May in
Doha, Qatar, and has attracted a
host of reigning individual global
champions. The 19 events (10 men’s
and 9 women’s) that will be
contested during the Qatar IAAF
World Super Tour 2007 meeting at the
Qatar Sports Club will be graced by
a total |
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Williams might bring surprise in 100
metres |
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DOHA - Lauryn Williams of USA is
another female athlete to watch on
Friday's Grand prix meet at Suhaim
Bin Hamad Stadium. She is likely to
bring surprises in 100 metres.
Claiming that she would be peaking
by Osaka World Athletics
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Doha to provide early pointers to
Osaka form - IAAF World Athletics
Tour |
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Doha, Qatar - Since its inception at
the turn of the millennium, the
Super Grand Prix in the Qatari
capital city of Doha has
increasingly set the standard for
early season performances. And with
the successful staging of the Asian
Games last December behind them
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Press Conference- Flash Quotes |
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Yesterday a press conference was
held at the Media Centre at the Doha
Sheraton Hotel. It was attended by 3
athletes who will be vying for gold
medals at the Doha Sheraton Hotel .
It was attended by 3 athletes who
will be vying for gold medals at the
Qatar |
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Qatar gears up for mega meet |
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Qatar
Association of Athletics Federations (QAAF) reiterated its commitment to
become a prime destination for athletics
as it celebrates the 10th anniversary
of hosting a major international event.
The Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix,
taking place on Friday |
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Virgilijus Alekna, Goliath of the Discus Throw |
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The discus thrower Virgilijus Alekna, is one of the
stars at the Qatar Athletics Super Grand Prix. The
twice Olympic champion (2000, 2004) and thrice gold
medallist at the IAAF World Championship (2001,
2003, 2005) also won last
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Come Friday- Watch top class world runners
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Doha : Friday, May 11 will be yet
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