DOHA, December 14, 2009 – Mr. Abdullah Al Zaini, President of Qatar Association of Athletics Federation announced that the arrangements are going smoothly to host the upcoming IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha in March, 2009.
Mr. Al Zaini said that the organizing committee is holding series of regular meetings in an attempt to ensure the completion of all measures required during the prestigious event.
The QAAF chief stressed that February 26, 2010 is a deadline for completion of a
DOHA, December 13, 2009 - The official mascot of the 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics will be called "Saham", the Doha 2010 organising committee revealed Saturday.
The organizing committee unveiled the mascot after consulting with numerous experts in addition to the suggestions of citizens and residents of Qatar. "Saham" is a caracal, a mid-sized cat found across the Arabian Peninsula, which is especially important to Qatar because it is one of the few remnants of the desert he
DOHA, January 05, 2010- Mr. Khalifa Abdullah Turkey Al Subaie, Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Insurance Company (QIC) announced that his company is honoured to be first national sponsor for the 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships, to be held in Doha, in March 2010. QIC Chief Executive Officer said the championship is one the most important events being held in Middle East and stressed the importance of the material and moral support of national companies and institutions to the event.
Written by Qatar Association of Athletics Federation
Sunday, 20 December 2009 09:55
QAAF launched on the 13th of December 2009 a coaching course for the athletics coaches (Level 1) in order to further develop their skills and technical experiences. The course was organized in cooperation with IAAF regional development center in Cairo. Two of the IAAF lecturers instructed in the course (Dr. Wael Ramadan and Dr. Tamir Awais). The majority of the participants in this course
Written by Qatar Association of Athletics Federation
Sunday, 20 December 2009 20:09
The organizing committee of the GCC 10th Cross-Country Championship for Youth, and the GCC 21st Cross-Country Championship for juniors and Seniors, held its 2nd meeting at 7:00 PM on the 16th of December 2009 in the headquarters of QAAF. The meeting was attended by the following:
Name
Post
1
Mr. Abdullah Al-Zaini
President
2
Mr. Adel Al-Baker
Director
3
Mr.
Written by Qatar Association of Athletics Federation
Wednesday, 02 December 2009 21:00
Al-Amal team of Al Sadd Sports Club dominated the first edition of athletics clubs festival for Al-Amal = hope category of ages (9 +10 +11) years, which was held at four o'clock on Tuesday 24/11/2009, in Al-Rayyan Sports Club open gardens and in the presence of the QAAF board members as well as some of the administrative and technical officials in addition to the clubs fans who attended
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Sunday, 20 December 2009 09:27
Al-Sadd Sports Club proved its excellence for the second time by winning the title of the 2nd athletics festival for Al-Amal teams (ages of 9+10+11) which was organized by QAAF in the outdoor stadium of Al-Rayan club. The festival included various events for the kids such as 30m sprint, formula 1, relay, hurdles run, long jump, squares jump, ball forward throwing, and javelin. The festiv
Written by Qatar Association of Athletics Federation
Thursday, 10 December 2009 22:29
HE Saad Bin Ibrahim Al Mahmoud, Minister of Education and Higher Education and Secretary of the Supreme Education Council awarded the Qatari champion Ahmed Amer the gold medal in the hammer throw event during the athletics competitions at the school games fourteenth Gymnasiade- Doha 2009. The victory was launched at the Aspire Academy. The QAAF President Mr. Abdullah Al-Zaini participate
Written by Qatar Association of Athletics Federation
Wednesday, 09 December 2009 00:04
Gracing the ceremony with his presence was H.E. Minister of Education and Higher Education and Secretary General of Supreme Education Council Saad bin Ibrahim al-Mahmoud, who also delivered the introductory address and declared the competition open. Also gracing the event with his presence was Jean-Louis Boujon, President of International Schools Sport Federation (ISF) and represent
Written by Qatar Association of Athletics Federation
Monday, 12 October 2009 20:42
The Qatari national team of athletics succeeded to win "4" colorful medals at the end of the Arab Championship for men and women categories, which was held in the Syrian capital Damascus during the period from 6 to 9 October 2009, with the participation of 18 Arab countries represented by 505 athletes, namely: Jordan, Iraq , Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Oman
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