Seoul, May 29 (QNA) - The Qatari athletics team secured two medals, one gold and one bronze, Thursday at the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea.

The competition, running until June 1, features 2,000 athletes from 43 nations.

The gold medal came from the men’s 4x400m relay team, consisting of Abderrahman Samba, Ammar Ismail, Basem Mohamed, and Hatem Hamid, who claimed first place with a time of 3:03.52 minutes. The Indian team took silver with a time of 3:03.67 minutes, while the Chinese team won bronze with 3:03.73 minutes.

The bronze medal was earned by Zakaria Ibrahim in the 3,000m steeplechase, finishing third in 8:27.12 minutes. The silver medal went to Japan’s Yutaro (8:24.41 minutes), while India’s Avinash secured gold with 8:20.92 minutes.

Ammar Ismail won the gold medal in the 400m race during the championship’s opening yesterday.

With today’s victories, Qatar now has three medals in the championship, two golds and one bronze.

Qatar’s athletics delegation consists of 17 athletes, including hurdler Abderrahman Samba and rising star Saif Abdul Salam, who won Asia’s Best Under-20 Athlete award in pole vault. Also competing are Basem Hamida, the defending gold medalist in the 400m hurdles, along with Ammar Ismail, Ashraf Hussein, and Salah Younis. (QNA)