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 already
participated in the previous four versions of
this championship. This championship, however,
represents to Qatari athletes an ideal
opportunity to exchange experiences with world
athletes and international athletics stars. This
aim has been outlined by the International
Association of Athletics Federations in order to
enhance and develop the experiences of athletes
from all over the world. The given name to this
championship by the International Association of
Athletics Federations is Ostrava Master Class,
where various international athletics experts
will attend.
The Qatari participation in this championship
emphasizes the vision and targets set by Qatar
Athletics Federation to highly develop the
athletics scene of Qatar worldwide. This
championship is organized under the supervision
of the International Association of Athletics
Federations since 1999 where it was first
organized in Poland in which Qatar won 1 gold, 1
silver, and 1 bronze medal, and ranked third
among participating countries. In the version of
this championship, held in Hungary during 2001,
the Qatari athletes managed to seize 3 gold, 2
silver, and 1 bronze medal, guarantying Qatar
the 5th rank in the final ranking order. In the
3rd and 4th versions of this championship
(Canada and Morocco), Qatar unfortunately could
not gain any medals.
