Youth and Junior Club Athletics Championship Kicks Off.. Tomorrow

The Public Relations and Media Committee, headed by Khalil Mohammed Al-Adwan, circulated the details of all races which start at nine in the morning and continue until six in the evening. He told "Alrai" that the schedule was prepared by the technical committee, and the championship director will be Rafeeq Hammoudeh.

He stated: While the championship competitions will be varied on the University of Jordan stadium track, throwing events will open in the morning session on Friday at the Mazhar Arsalan School field. The championship management committee confirmed the full readiness of all staff.

According to Al-Adwan, the federation family wished success and luck to all participating clubs, male and female athletes, looking forward to this championship being a milestone of excellence and an essential feeder for the various age groups of the national teams and completing the federation's annual plan.

He considered that this youth category is the most important as it is close to joining the ranks of the senior national team: "This championship, in addition to competing for the podium, reinforces the ideas of joining the national teams and being present in external championships."

The Public Relations and Media Committee Chairman also revealed that many championships will be held on Jordanian soil next year, noting that the rise in the number of participants in competitions for all categories confirms the full keenness to care for athletics, as he described.

Competition in the championship will be across javelin, hammer, shot put, discus, 5000m walk, 400m hurdles, high jump, 200m, 1500m, 3000m, 4x100, 110m hurdles, 100m hurdles, pole vault, 100m, 800m, 3000m steeplechase, triple jump, and 4x400m.

In the first third of last August, the Kingdom Championship for men, women, youth, and junior categories (The Late Mazen Al-Momani Championship) was held with a record and wide participation reaching 22 clubs affiliated with the federation, while the number of participants exceeded 550 male and female athletes.

At that time, Yarmouk Al-Baqa'a claimed the junior boys' leadership ahead of Al-Khaldiah and Shabab Al-Nazha in third, while Shafa Badran won the junior girls' cup at the expense of Yarmouk Al-Baqa'a and Al-Istiqlal.

Qadsia also captured the women's cup by defeating Shfa Badran and Yarmouk Al-Baqa'a, before Yarmouk Al-Baqa'a claimed the men's title, leaving Obein Oblin and Qadsia behind.

These clubs have imposed their presence in recent years on producing male and female champions, and the competition between them reached a high peak with the sharing of category cups and the quest to increase their harvest.

In the same context, Obein Eblin Club honored its runner-up Kingdom team for the sport during a ceremony held under the patronage of the Minister of Youth, Dr. Raed Sami Al-Adwan.

The Athletics Federation, represented by its president Rami Abu Orabi Al-Adwan, praised the fruits of the achievement and the efforts made for Obein Eblin to ascend with such strength on the path of achievement, and elaborated in this regard: This success supports the path of developing the sport in all regions and achieves benefits for both national teams and clubs alike.

The celebration included many segments, including a speech by the president of Eblin Sports Club, Yahya Al-Momani, in which he thanked the attendees and the Minister of Youth for gracing the patronage, while the Vice President of the Athletics Federation, Dr. Mustafa Al-Lozi, commended what the club presented during the championship and highlighting many names that will have brilliance and reap achievements in the future.

Zein Al-Momani from the Obein Youth and Junior Center recited a national poem, and an artistic segment was presented by the young women of the Sakhra Center, before the stars were honored and commemorative shields were exchanged amidst an atmosphere of joy, specifically among the honorees given the many achievements that have been attained.