Algerian Radio
Athlete Hadjer Kebir has qualified for the 400 meters at the Arab Under-23 Championships, scheduled to take place soon in Egypt, after achieving the necessary qualifying standard. She clocked a time of 55.70 during the recent Elite and Young Athletics Talents Day, held at the SATO track of the July 5th Stadium.
She follows in the footsteps of her compatriots Nour Meriem Guemane, Anis Chott, Zaki Abdoune, and Khaled Wakid, who also met the qualifying standards for the Arab Championships.
Coached by Anouar Taïbia, athlete Guemane qualified for the 3,000-meter steeplechase after clocking a time of 10:28.93 at a recent international meeting held in Brussels, Belgium.
During the same competition, held as part of the Continental Tour Bronze, Anis Chott qualified for the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:34.80, a result that also qualifies him for the Mediterranean Games in Taranto, Italy.
For their part, Abdoune and Wakid jointly qualified for the 10,000 meters, recording times of 29:16.97 and 29:17.00, respectively. They achieved this during the same race held at the SATO track of the July 5th Stadium, as part of the Elite and Young Sports Talents Days.
A few days earlier, Abdallah Harek qualified for the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:39.79, setting a new personal best.
Meanwhile, athlete Anfel Azaïdj, a young prodigy from Ksar El Boukhari, qualified for the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:27.85.
