Today, Tuesday, the Qatar Athletics Association announced the list of Qatari athletes who will compete in the Doha Diamond League round, the first of the fourteen rounds of the Diamond League for the 2023 sports season.
The list of participating athletes included the Olympic and world champion in the high jump, Mutaz Essa Barshim, Musaab Abdul Rahman Ballah, Abdul Rahman Saeed in the 800m race, and Musaab Adam in the 3,000m race.
The Qatar Athletics Federation stated in its official account on the social networking site / Twitter / that the quartet Barshim, Musab Bella, Abdul Rahman Saeed and Musab Adam will take on the challenge of the round that will be held at the field and track of Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium in Qatar Club on the fifth of next May, with aspirations to achieve achievements and continue The successes of Qatari athletics at all international and global levels for the current sports season, which is witnessing the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok next July, the World Championships in Hungary next August, and the Asian Games at the end of the year 2023 in China.
The return of Mutaz Barshim to participate in the round is a great technical addition to the high jump competition, which is classified as one of the most important athletes in its history, according to the International Federation of the game. Barshim, who holds the record in the high jump for the Diamond League rounds (2.43m), is considered the most prominent high jump champion in the history of the game, and he combined the Olympic gold in Tokyo 2020, and the third gold in the Oregon World Championships 2022, as the first athlete to achieve the title in the competition and be crowned with it. In the second edition, and win it in the third edition of the World Championship.
The Qatari champion is looking forward to a distinguished start to the sports season this year in search of more successes in the high jump, crowning with diamonds, and setting new records. The Qatari athletics team’s athletes continue their preparations in Doha, amid the interest and follow-up of the Qatar Athletics Federation. This year, the Diamond League for Athletics includes (14) rounds that start in Doha and end in Eugene, USA, next September.
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