19th Asian Games : Qatari athletes standing out for their superhuman feats anticipated to bring honour to Qatar

The 19th Asian Games, which begin on September 23 in Hangzhou, China, will provide Qatar with yet another opportunity to highlight the achievements of its athletes in the sports industry. For the quadrennial tournament, which lasts through October 8, Qatar announced a massive 180-member delegation. On the Asian stage, several Qatari athletes are anticipated to excel and bring honour to their homeland.

Qatar has made steady progress on the greatest continental arena after fielding their first squad at the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok. Athletes from Qatar have competed in 11 Asian Games and have so far taken home 43 gold, 31 silver, and 46 bronze medals. Some of them stand out for achieving superhuman feats, taking home many gold medals at one Asian Games or another. These include:

Mohammad Suleiman with Five Gold

1,500M - 1990 Beijing, 1994 Hiroshima, 1998 Bangkok

5,000M - 1990 Beijing, 1998 Bangkok

Talal Mansour with Four Gold

100M - 1986 Seoul, 1990 Beijing, 1994 Hiroshima

200M - 1994 Hiroshima

Femi Seun Ogunode best performance

100M - 2014 Incheon

200M - 2010 Guangzhou, 2014 Incheonj

400M - 2010 Guangzhou

Mutaz Essa Barshim with Two Gold

High jump - 2010 Guangzhou, 2014 Incheon

Mohammed Al Garni

1,500M - 2014 Incheon

5,000M - 2014 Incheon

Abderrahman Samba

400M hurdles - 2018 Palembang

4x400M relay - 2018 Palembang