Barshim and Haroun Out to Impress Home Fans in Doha

Published by IAAF on March 29, 2016

Local heroes Mutaz Essa Barshim and Abdalelah Haroun will be out to impress their home fans at the opening IAAF Diamond League meeting of 2016, which see the series start in Doha on 6 May.

Qatar Athletics Federation President Major General Dahlan Al Hamad also released, at a press conference on Tuesday (29), another list of top overseas athletes who will compete at what has become the traditional curtain-raiser to the IAAF Diamond League.

Barshim at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Doha on three previous occasions but the 2014 world indoor champion has yet to notch a win.

Three London 2012 Olympic Games and two 2015 IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 medallists will challenge Barshim: Derek Drouin, Canada’s reigning world champion and 2012 Olympic bronze medallist; China’s Zhang Guowei, who was joint second in Beijing; Erik Kynard, the USA’s 2012 Olympic silver medallist; and Robbie Grabarz who shared bronze with Barshim and Drouin in London.