ARAB JUNIORS

(c) Gerard Lenting

After a long search on the net I came up blank. Nothing, zip, not a single result.
When I received an email from triple F (francois the french fysiotherapist) with some details I knew at least some. In the newspaper again nothing. Last night I missed a call, it was past midnight and I checked only in the morning to find Salman had tried to call me. But now the result are (t)here. I selected the Aspire boys.
Good score for Hammoud, S' brother in the deca. And as mentioned two medals for Salman with PB's: HJ 2.11 and just short of the 2.14 for the WYC.
In Poland only Thamer will be there and hopefully he can improve and survive the first rounds.
The rest of the Aspire team will compete now in Sweden and after that Finland

A bronze medal for Qatar in the women division. A good sign for the rest of the girls who are training. Sheika -the poster girl- can do better than this and go for more! All eyes on her.

100m:
1. Omar Salfa, Emirates, 10.53
2. Thamer Nacer Theni, QAT, 10.84
3. Fares Chrahili, KSA, 10.87

High Jump:
1. Karim Samir Lotfi, EGY, 2.19
2. Salman Ahmad Menai, QAT, 2.11
3. Othman Abdelmajid Rabeh, KUWAIT, 2.06

Javelin:
1. Iheb Abderrahman Essaied, EGY, 73.67 *CR
2. Badr Nacer Naqaoui, KUWAIT, 56.80
3. Jaber Jasser Elmouhanadi, QAT, 53.33
Hammer:
1. Khaled Chawki Mahmoud Ahmed, EGY, 69.64
2. Alaeddine Mohamed Abdelhakim Ochari, EGY, 65.53
3. Ada Amer Ahmad Hawafidha, QAT, 57.68

Decathlon:
1. Mohamed Ahmed Manai, QAT, 6619
2. Saad Fehd Bichi, KSA, 6599
3. Ahmed ibn Abdallah Mekbali, OMAN, 5803
4. Aymen Hmissi, TUN, 5224

4x400m:
1. SUD, 3 :15.35
2. TUN, 3 :20.42
3. QAT, 3:20.86
Javelin:
1. Sihem Marrakchi, Tun, 41.74
2. Ibtihel Aboud, LYB, 31.39
3. Cheikha Sakr Eddousri, QAT, 25.47

afterthoughts:

After almost thirty years of competition summers I miss the action that's for sure
But: I'll be back.