Main » 2012»June»29 » The Lebanese Individual Championship: Challenging for the title
2:35 PM
The Lebanese Individual Championship: Challenging for the title
The Lebanese Individual Championship will start on Friday July 6 and will be held in Jamhour. Hummer throw only will take place at Kafarchima, the army field. Every athlete like always can participate in more than 2 events in this championship and there are no relays.
Individual challenges will be on the schedule with the 800 meters race where Abdo Helou, Ahmad Ali, Osmat Ghreizi and Mohammad Hannouf will fight for the Lebanese Title. Abdo Helou who ran a beautiful 800m on saturday 23rd, clocking a 1:54.93, University record and PB, and Ahmad Ali who came 2nd behind Abdo that day, and Mohammad Hannouf who set the Juniors Lebanese Record with 1:56.73 on the same day, will line up on July 6 for a surprising race.
In sprints we will see Mohammad Siraj Tamim who equaled his 100m National record in 10.59s and set the 400m record still have to break the 200m to be the Lebanese recordman of the 3 sprint races. Near Tamim, the duel between Ramzi Naim and Michel Zeinaty. Michel who did a great improvement this year clocking 11.00 and 22.32 on 100 and 200 meters.
In Javelin throw Ayman Akkach who threw last time 49.50m was so close to break his coach's Naji Hammoud Juniors record of 51.47m, will now face the big guys like Taleb Al-Hassan, Mohammad Mrad, Majed Talaeh.. We should mention that the National record is in Mohamad Okeibi's hands with 62.90m set 11 years ago.
In 100m women, we will see Maha Al-Mouallem and Gretta Taslkakian from Inter-Lebanon, one trying to win the title and the other trying to defend it. And there is more to see..
