Doha, Qatar, November 26, 2019: High jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim and shooting duo Aisha Yousef al Suwaidi and Nusra Mohamed Mahmoud won the Best Athletes of the Year, Male and Female categories respectively, at a glittering Qatar Olympic Committee Sports Excellence Awards night. The Qatar national football team won the men’s team award for their dominant performance by winning the 2019 Asian Cup, while the women’s team award went to Qatar Handball and Qatar Basketball. Qatar Olympic Committee President HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al Thani presided over the annual event and handed over the trophies, recognising the hard work, dedication and achievements by various individuals and teams in the country. “The Asian Cup by our football team stood out in the list of sporting achievements. Of course, Mutaz’s IAAF World Championships gold medal was another memorable moment,” Sheikh Joaan said. “This was all possible due to the dedicated efforts of athletes, coaches and administrators. Both the teams and individuals produced good results. I also appreciate the local organising teams of the IAAF World Championships and the ANOC World Beach Games for the way they hosted the events with everything going off well. “I share the joy of all the achievements and I’m looking forward to the future. And the immediate future is the Olympics and Paralympics. The sports organisations, trainers and the athletes have to train hard if we are looking to achieve new milestones,” Sheikh Joaan added.
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