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Barshim celebrates Qatar’s first ever silver medal

Published: 19 Aug 2016 - 04:16 pm | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 08:07 pm
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Historic sight for sports in Qatar as superstar Mutaz Essa Barshim celebrates first ever silver medal for Qatar in Olympic history. RIGHT: Canada’s Derek Drouin (centre) and Ukraine’s Bohdan Bondarenko (right) pose with Barshim during the podium ceremony for the men’s high jump at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. Barsham successfully cleared 2.36m to finish behind Drouin.