Team Qatar performed brilliantly at the 2018 Asian Games and brought home 6 medals; 3 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze.
Abdalelah Haroun, Ashraf Amjad Alsaify and Abdulrahman Samba each secured a gold medal for Team Qatar at the 2018 Asian Games, while Young Tosin Ogunode and Faris Ibrahim secured silver, and Hamad Ali Al-Marri bronze.
عبدالاله هارون يحرز ذهبية ال400 متر في دورة الألعاب الآسيوية 2018 #أنا_قطر ???
Abdelelah Haround wins Gold for Qatar in the 400m @asiangames2018 #IamQatar pic.twitter.com/BHFRdfbgmZ— Team Qatar (@qatar_olympic) August 26, 2018
It took Haroun 44.89 seconds to secure the gold medal at the GBK Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia. He was followed by India’s Muhammad Anas Yahiya (45.69) and Bahrain’s Ali Khamis (45.70), who finished second and third respectively.
إنجازات أدعم العاب القوى تتوالى بإحراز البطل أشرف الصيفي الميدالية الذهبية في رمي المطرقة بدورة الألعاب الآسيوية 2018 #انا_قطر ???
Our Athletics heroes continue to shine today with Ashraf Alsaifi winning Gold in hammer throw @asiangames2018 #IamQatar ? pic.twitter.com/LDTgfugFsD— Team Qatar (@qatar_olympic) August 26, 2018
Hammer thrower Ashraf Alsaify threw an astonishing 2.72 meters further than his closest competition (76,88M), securing the gold. Tajikistan’s Dilshod Nazarov finished second with a 74.16 meter heave, and Kazakhstan’s Sukhrob Khodjaev, with a 74.06 meter throw, finished third.
الف مبروك لقطر ذهبية عبدالرحمن صامبا في ٤٠٠م حواجز بدورة الالعاب الاسيوية محققا رقم جديد بإسمه #جاكرتا٢٠١٨ #أنا_قطر ??
Abdulrahman Samba wins the 400m hurdles and sets a new Asian Games record #IamQatar
@qatarathletics pic.twitter.com/ATEdNHoWeu— Team Qatar (@qatar_olympic) August 27, 2018
Not only did Abdulrahman Samba also win a gold medal, but he set a new Asian Games record at the men’s hurdles, finishing in 47.66.
? بالفيديو : لقطة فوز بطلنا #توسين_أوغونودي بالميدالية الفضية في سباق 100 متر عدو بدورة الألعاب الآسيوية #QAF .#Qatar ???#AsianGames2018 pic.twitter.com/0A4jGDO5Cm
— Qatar Athletics Fed (@qatarathletics) August 26, 2018
Tosin Ogunode, who is the younger brother of successful Qatari sprinter Femi, finished second in the men’s 100 meter sprint. He clocked an exact 10 seconds, which was 0,08 seconds slower than China’s Su Bingtian, who set a new Asian Games record..
بطلنا الرباع فارس ابراهيم يحرز الميدالية الفضية في دورة الألعاب الاسيوية #جاكرتا_2018 #انا_قطر
Team Qatar weightlifter Fares Ibrahim wins Silver medal at @asiangames2018 #IamQatar pic.twitter.com/aWsSfIOVdQ— Team Qatar (@qatar_olympic) August 25, 2018
Young Fares Ibrahim won a silver medal at the weightlifting event. At the age of 20 years old, Ibrahim outclassed his opponents by lifting 381kg. He was second to Iran’s Sohrab Moradi, who lifted 410kg.
