Third GCC Police Cross-Country Championship Winds Up in Doha

GCC Police Cross-Country Championship

The Qatar Police Sports Federation (QPSF), on Saturday, organized the third GCC police cross-country championship at Aspire Park.

The championship featured intense competition for the podium with the participation of 36 runners representing the six GCC states in both individual and team categories for men, competing over 12 km.

Those in attendance were President of the Arab and Qatar police sports federations Maj. Gen. Khalid Hamad Al Attiyah, along with presidents of federations and delegations from the participating GCC states, as well as a large crowd of fans and enthusiasts of cross-country running.

Bahrain secured first place in the individual competition with a time of 37:02 minutes, while UAE came in second with a time of 38:22 minutes. Additionally, Qatar finished third with a time of 39:43 minutes.

In the team competitions, the Saudi Arabia finished in first place, with Oman taking second place, while UAE came in third.

Maj. Gen. Khalid Hamad Al Attiyah extended his gratitude and appreciation to HE Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani for his significant support to QPSFs activities, HE Minister of State for Interior Affairs Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Faisal bin Mohammed Al-Thani and all staffers of the ministry for their extraordinary contributions to have a successful tournament.

Additionally, Al Attiyah congratulated winners of the first place who ascended to the coronation platform after the significant efforts they had made to reach this milestone, pointing out that the championship brought together presidents of federations and delegations from the GCC states, as well as the outstanding participation of a contingent Gulf athletes from the police.

He commended the strong individual and team competitions, affirming that such tournaments enhance ties and fraternity among the brothers in the GCC states and demonstrate the high sport morals of all participants, highlighting that the organizing committee received a great commendation for all delegations for the superb organization of this event, which underscores the incredible years-long QPSFs expertise through organizing numerous Gulf, Arab and international tournaments.

Maj. Gen. Al Attiyah pointed out that QPSF so far organized successful tournaments in 2019 for the Arab Cross-Country Championship for men and women, indicating that this championship is a real addition to the stellar record of QPSF. He thanked the organizing committee for its superb efforts.

(QNA)