Samba eyes glory as Qatar aim for ‘Special Saturday’ in Paris
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Doha: Qatar s Abderrahman Samba will look to clinch Qatar s first medal at the ongoing Olympic Games in Paris as he will compete in the men s 400m hur...
Doha: Qatar’s Abderrahman Samba will look to clinch Qatar’s first medal at the ongoing Olympic Games in Paris as he will compete in the men’s 400m hurdles final at the Stade de France tonight.
The two-time Asian Games champion entered the final as the next two fastest athletes after clocking 48.20 secs in Wednesday’s semi-finals.
The 28-year-old will be required to bring significant improvement in his performance to reach his maiden Olympic podium as he will be up against the likes of defending champion Karsten Warholm and America’s Rai Benjamin in the final, featuring a strong field.
The race will take place at 10:45pm (Doha time) tonight.
While Samba will be only Qatari athlete competing in Paris today, Al Annabi fans will be hoping to see their Tokyo medalists on the podium tomorrow.