In a dinner ceremony held at Sawa in Dar Sind, the management of Al Rayyan’s athletics department honored the world champion in high jump, Mutaz Essa Barshim, winner of the gold medal at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou and the bronze medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. This adds a new success to his sporting record and to Al Rayyan in athletics.
The player’s award ceremony was attended by Rashed Al-Khater, head of the department, his deputy Abdullah Al-Manhali, technical advisor Farhan Shamis, technical director Shady Abualhamd, Abdullatif Abualhamd, former head of Al Rayyan’s athletics coaches, and the player’s father, Issa Barshim.
Rashed Al-Khater honored the world champion by presenting him with a club shield and another commemorative shield in recognition of his achievements in the summer of 2023. On this occasion, Al-Khater confirmed that the achievement achieved by Mutaz Barshim is a source of pride for every Qatari, as it is a world achievement that is difficult to repeat. He said that Mutaz is used to such achievements in international forums. He pointed out that what Mutaz achieved at the World Championships, despite the difficulties he faced before this tournament, confirms his constant superiority over his rivals in athletics, wishing that the world champion would continue his series of world achievements in international forums and raise the name of Qatar high.
Rashed Al-Khater revealed that the honor that the athletics department at Al Rayyan was keen to present to the global star is the least that could be given to our hero who honored everyone at the 2023 World Championships and the 2023 Asian Games, and that the athletics department at Al Rayyan was keen to celebrate and express its pride and pride in this global achievement that our hero achieved.
For his part, Mutaz Barshim thanked the Al Rayyan club apparatus, its management, and his technical team, thanking them for this honor, pointing out that the honor is a motivation to continue working for good preparation in preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Barshim revealed that Al Rayyan was his first step in the world of athletics, adding: Al Rayyan is a great club and I am proud to belong to this historic club, so I promised them more achievements during the upcoming tournaments and competitions.
In conclusion, the management of the athletics department at Al Rayyan wished the player more successes and to honor Qatari athletics in the future.