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Young athletes from the Sultanate of Oman are preparing to compete in the Arab Under-23 Athletics Championships in Egypt. The Arab events will be held in Cairo from July 6 to 9.
The Omani delegation consists of five athletes, including sprinters Ali Al Balushi, Hamza al Jabri and Hussain al Farsi, and athletes Mubeen al Kindi and Muneer al Busaidi.
Mohammed Talib Al-Baloushi, chairman of the national team committee of the Oman Athletics Association, said the Arab Championships is an important event for young athletes, who can achieve more before the end of the season.
“National athletes will compete in various events at the Arab Athletics Championships under 23. Runner Ali al Balushi will compete in the 100m and 200m events, while Hamza al Jabri will compete in the 200m and 400m events.
Asian Games bronze medallist Hussein Farsi will compete in the 1,500m and 1,800m events, while Moubin Kindi will represent the country in the hammer throw. Munir Busadi will compete in the high jump,” he said
Commenting on the athlete’s preparations, Al Barouche said that Al Barouche is currently busy in an overseas training camp in France.
“Ali is training hard with a coach in France, while Moubin Al Kindi will soon open a camp in the Egyptian city of Cairo. Hamza Al Jabri is training outside in Turkey. We are very confident of getting good results in the Arab tournament,” he added.
Athletes from the Sultanate of Oman performed well at the West Asian Track and Field Championships that ended in Basra, Iraq, earlier this month. Omani athletes won a total of ten medals, including three gold, three silver and four bronze medals, at the West Asian Track and Field Championships that ended in the Iraqi city of Basra on Saturday.
Oman’s men’s and women’s relay teams won gold in the 4x100m relay. Another silver medal went to Azza Al Yarubi, who won silver in the women’s 100m and then in the women’s 200m with a time of 24.77 seconds.
Omani athlete Mohammed Saadi, a member of the men’s relay team, won another bronze medal in the 200m race with a time of 21.01.
Long jumper Salim Rawahi won another bronze in the triple jump with a score of 15.40m, he won bronze in the men’s long jump with a score of 6.91m, while sprinter Mazoon Alavi won bronze in the women’s 100m hurdles with a time of 15.61 seconds.
Hiba Asmi won the silver medal for Oman in the javelin with a time of 40.67 meters. Young sprinter Mullum bin Darwish Barouch won the first gold medal for Oman in the men’s 100m dash with a time of 10.25 seconds. Azza Yarubi won the silver medal in the women’s 100m with a time of 12.01 seconds.
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