Qatar's Abakar and Hemeida star at ISTAF indoor meeting in Berlin
Doha
Qatar's athletes delivered a remarkable performance in the men's 400m hurdles event at the prestigious ISTAF 2025 meet in Berlin's Olympiastadion on Sunday securing two podium spots.
Ismail Doudai Abakar surged to victory, crossing the finish line with a season-best time of 48.04 seconds while Bassem Hemeida captured the bronze medal, setting a new personal best of 48.38 seconds to book his place at the upcoming World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025.
Germany's Emil Agyekum secured the silver medal by equalling his personal best with a time of 48.21 seconds.
Abakar and Hemeida were both within the qualifying standard for the Worlds - 48.50 secs.
Abakar had previously qualified for the World Championships after clocking a time of 48.49 seconds at the Meeting International de Marseille two weeks back.
Apart from the one-lap hurdlers, Ammar Ismail Yahia Ibrahim will also represent Qatar at the Tokyo Worlds, after he qualified for the 400m as the reigning Asian Champion. Qatar's men's 4x400m relay team - Abderrahman Samba, Hemeida, Ashraf Hussen Osman and Ibrahim - will also be in action at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium, following their qualification with a national record time of 3:00.29 at the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou in March.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Qatar Tribune
2 days ago
- Qatar Tribune
Qatari referee Alaa Sulaiman impresses at Arab Basketball C'ship
Tribune News Network Manama (Bahrain) Qatari international referee Alaa Sulaiman continues to impress at the 26th Arab Nations Basketball Championship, currently underway at the Khalifa Sports City Arena in Bahrain, with participation from various Arab national teams. Sulaiman has officiated several key matches, including Kuwait vs. Algeria and UAE vs. Algeria, demonstrating exceptional precision, composure, and authority. Her high-calibre performance has earned praise from technical observers and tournament organizers. Her participation reflects the Qatar Basketball Federation's commitment to advancing women's refereeing as part of its broader vision to empower women in sports and enhance their presence in regional and international arenas. The federation places significant emphasis on developing female talent across all aspects of the game, particularly in refereeing. In a landmark achievement highlighting Qatar's progress in refereeing development, the Qatar Basketball Federation recently announced that four of its referees—Youcef Zainal, Bandar Al-Suwaidi, Alaa Sulaiman, and Yassin Kashkash—have been accredited as international referees by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) for the 2025-2027 period. This recognition follows their successful completion of FIBA's rigorous technical requirements and assessments, qualifying them to officiate continental and international tournaments under FIBA's umbrella.
Qatar Tribune
2 days ago
- Qatar Tribune
Al Ghadeer wins Gr.1 (PA) Qatar International Stakes
Tribune News Network Goodwood (UK) Al Shaqab Racing's legendary Al Ghadeer (Al Mourtajez x Gharraa) clinched a historic third consecutive victory in the Gr1 Purebred Arabian contest landing the prestigious race for the third year in a row on Wednesday, day two of the Qatar Goodwood Festival.. With this triumph Al Ghadeer confirmed his status as the standard-setter of Purebred Arabian racing with another brilliant performance. HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Committee, and HE Sheikh Hamad bin Joaan Al Thani received the Qatar International Stakes trophy from HE Saad bin Ali bin Saad Al Kharji, Chairman of Qatar Tourism. Now a ten-time Gr.1 (PA) winner, the six-year-old followed the same path as last two seasons, winning the Gr.1 (PA) H.H. The Amir Sword in February before heading straight to Goodwood for this target, and once again, he delivered in style for Al Shaqab Racing, trainer François Rohaut and jockey Christophe Soumillon. With another commanding performance and a tenth Gr.1 (PA) victory under his belt, Al Ghadeer continues to cement his reputation as one of the greatest Purebred Arabians of his generation. Held up at the back of the field behind Ch'Ezza (Af Albahar), Al Ghadeer travelled with ease while others came under pressure entering the final straight. When he moved up to challenge, Ch'Ezza kicked again and briefly looked away, drifting right in the process. Soumillon, however, stayed composed, allowing Al Ghadeer to rebalance before launching his run. Once asked, the favourite cruised past and asserted comfortably to win by a length. Ch'Ezza, owned by Abdullah bin Fahad Al Attiyah and ridden by Lukas Delozier, stayed on gamely to claim second place while Djafar (Dahess), representing owner Abubaker Sideek Abdullah Kadoura and partnered by Silvestre De Sousa, took third, finishing further five lengths behind. Both the second and the third are trained by François Rohaut as well, making it a remarkable one-two-three for winning trainer, who dominated the podium in this prestigious Group 1. Winning trainer said, 'Not as easy as usual. Al Ghadeer is six now, but he's still the best and he showed it today. He'll have a race, probably run the Dragon before the Arc. He was so happy going down to the post. It's better to run him than to train him. He may have three weeks holidays, but no more. Then the Amir Sword. And after, we'll see. Probably it's time for him to retire, maybe. And all the breeders want to see him, and he'll be happy to change, to have a new job.' Bred by Mohammed Al Najafi, Al Ghadeer is out of Gharraa (Matador 12), a dual Gr.2 (PA) winner over 1900m and 2100m at six, and third in a Gr.1 (PA) over 2000m at the same age. He is a half-brother to Ghurat Al Zaman (Hilal Al Zaman), a Gr.2 (PA) winner over 2000m at five and Gr.3 (PA) winner over 1600m at Goodwood Festival
Qatar Tribune
2 days ago
- Qatar Tribune
Qatar's Khalil Al Jaber wins membership of World Aquatics
Singapore Qatar's Khalil Al Jaber has become a member of the World Aquatics for the new term (2025-2029). This announcement came during the World Aquatics general assembly held on the sidelines of the ongoing World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Tuesday. Khalil Al Jaber, who served as President of the Qatar Swimming Association from 2008 to 2024, was first elected as a member of World Aquatics in 2017. He was selected at the 2021 general assembly in Doha as one of the members representing the host countries of the World Championships. Al Jaber also won the position of Vice President of the Asian Aquatics Federation for the term (2024-2029) during the World Aquatics general assembly held last year in Bangkok, Thailand.
