Ismail set for action as Al Athba signs off on high note

Doha: Qatari sprinter Ammar Ismail will take the men s 400m track at Stade de France in Paris today, hoping for an impressive debut in the Olympic Gam...

Doha: Qatari sprinter Ammar Ismail will take the men’s 400m track at Stade de France in Paris today, hoping for an impressive debut in the Olympic Games.

The 27-year-old will participate in the second heat scheduled at 8:13pm (Doha time), hoping to clinch a top-three finish to secure a place in the semi-final.

The anticipated event features a star studded line-up including Britain’s European record-holder Matthew Hudson-Smith, a world leader, and Tokyo gold medalist Steven Gardiner of Bahamas.

Ismail, a 2022 GCC Games, 2023 West Asian Athletics Championships and 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships gold medalist, will be the second Qatar athlete to compete on the track after sprinter Shahd Ashraf participated in the women’s 100m on Friday.

The 20-year-old achieved her personal best on her Olympic debut, clocking 12.53 seconds to finish 25th out of 36 sprinters.