Qatar Athletic Team Participated in the Asian Indoor Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand from 10 – 12 February, 2006. The team achieved four different medals.

Our international athlete Saif Saeed Shaheen started the achievement of our team in 3000m and broke two records Championship record and the Asian Record in this event. Albadri Salam Amer and his team partner Adam Abdu Adam Achieved Gold and Silver in 800m. At the end, Daham Najm Bashair won the Gold in 1500m.

 

 

 

Gold in 3000m:

Saif Shaheen ran a good race in 3000m and started the race at good speed. Players from Bahrain, Adam and Tareq Taher did their best to reach with, but the support from his team mate Nasser Shams Kareem who ran as a pace maker for Saif.

In this competition broke the Previous Indoor Championships record achieved by Mohamed Sulaiman in 1985 in Stockholm (7.49.00). Shaheed broke the record with 7.39.77 which as well was a new Asian Record.

The previous Asian record was held by Bahrain Athlete Salem Johar (8.11.90) achieved in an Indoor Championships in Iran

.Gold and Silver in 800m:

Albadri Salam and Adam Abdu won gold an silver respectively in this event. There was good competition from Indian athlete Ram, but Albadri and Adam in the last few meters of the Race beat the Indian to win the Gold and Silver, and the Indian taking the Bronze.

 

 

 

 

 

Gold in 1500m:
Daham Najm Bashair achieved gold in 1500m, (3.44.04) and he broke the Asian Record registered by his team mate Thamer Kamal Ali (3.50.91). Salem Bakhet from Bahrain won silver (3.46.29) and Indian athlete Partham Panda won the Bronze (3.47.23)

Dahlan Al Hamad Dedicated this achievement to the H.H. The Emir of Qatar:

QAAF President, Dahlan Jaman Al Hamad and chief of the Delegation participating in this championships, dedicated this achievement to H.H. The Emir of Qatar and H.H. The Heir Apparent, Shk. Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani. On behalf of the Officials athletes, and Staff, Mr. Dahlan offered his gratitude to H.H. The Emir for his continuous support extended to the Qatar Athletic Federation.

Khalifa Yousuf Abdulmalek, Team Manager of the team participating in this Championship expressed his deep pleasure with this achievement and dedicated this achievement to all the staff and people responsible for Athletics in Qatar. He wished good results in the World Indoor Championships to be in Moscow in March 2006.