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Qatar’s Moataz Barshim expressed his joy after winning a bronze medal in the high jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Barshim became the first athlete in history to win four medals in the Olympic high jump, reaching the Olympic podium for the fourth consecutive time and achieving a season’s best result of 2 meters 34 centimeters.
Barshim previously won gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and silver at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Moataz Barshim presented Qatar with its first medal at the Paris Olympics and became the athlete with the most Olympic medals in Qatar’s history, winning a total of 4 medals.
“This medal belongs to history,” Barshim said in an exclusive statement to the German news agency dpa. “I dreamed of becoming the first athlete in history to win four medals in the high jump at the Olympics.”
He added: “This is my fourth Olympics and I have won four medals. It is a historic achievement.”
“My country, Qatar, won eight medals at the Olympics and I won half of them,” he explained.
As for the future, the Qatari track and field star said, “First I will take a break, and then I will discuss the next stage with my coach.”
He noted, “This medal does not belong to Moataz Barshim, but to all those who supported him during my difficult season with injury, to the Emir of Qatar and all Arab people.”
And Islam.”
Barshim stressed that following the success of Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia and Bahrain in winning gold medals, the participation of Arab countries in the Olympics is considered good, and I hope that it will be better next time.”
Barshim continued, “I will probably miss the Los Angeles Olympics. I’m not looking for an honorary representative, but for a chance to be on the podium.”
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