21 May 2026
Among the highlights for Aspire Academy student-athletes and graduates at the 4th GCC Games in Doha was a gold medal for former Olympic and World high jump champion Mutaz Barshim.
He was one of 24 Aspire Academy student-athletes and graduates to win medals for Team Qatar at the Games, which featured competitors from all six Gulf nations across 17 different sports.
The student-athletes and graduates won a total of 42 medals: 18 gold, 12 silver, and 12 bronze, in six different sports: athletics, fencing, table tennis, swimming, padel and shooting to help Qatar finish top of the medals table for the Games.
Barshim, who was jumping competitively for the first time in more than a year, chose to share gold with Oman’s Fatak Bait Jaboob rather than have a jump-off after both men failed three times at 2.19.
The joint gold was reminiscent of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo when Barshim shared the top step of the podium with Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi.
There was also an outstanding Games for 2022 graduate, Mohamed Mahmoud, in the pool, as he claimed 6 gold medals and a silver medal.
In addition to our graduates and student-athletes competing, Aspire Academy also hosted six sports during the Games.
Aspire Academy Medals at the 4th GCC Games in Doha
ATHLETICS
Seif Hemeida (Grad 25): GOLD – Pole Vault
Mutaz Barshim (Grad 09): GOLD (shared) – High Jump
Ashraf Elseify (Grad 14): GOLD – Hammer
Bassem Hemeida (Grad 29): GOLD – Men’s 4x400m Relay; SILVER – 400m Hurdles
Hamza Souissi (Grad 20): SILVER – Shot Put
Oumar Abakar (Aspire Academy-trained): SILVER – 110m Hurdles
Moaaz Ibrahim (Grad 18): SILVER – Discus
Ahmed Amgad Elseify (Grad 15): BRONZE – Hammer
FENCING
Ali Turki Owaida (Grad 17): GOLD – Foil Individual; GOLD – Foil Team
Hussein Khaled Aref (Grad 22): GOLD – Foil Team; SILVER – Foil Individual;
Abdalla Khalifa (Grad 21): GOLD – Foil Team
Abdulrahman Poorgharib (Grade 11): GOLD – Foil Team
Youssef Abdeltawab (Grade 11): BRONZE – Epee Team
Muhammad Abdulali (Grad 24): BRONZE – Epee Team
Mohammed Alhazaa (Grad 24): BRONZE – Epee Team
Abdulrahman Aljadra (Grade 12): BRONZE – Epee Team
TABLE TENNIS
Mohammed Abulwahab (Grad 17): GOLD – Mixed Doubles; SILVER – Men’s Doubles; BRONZE – Team Event
Abdulla Abdulwahab (Grad 23): SILVER – Men’s Doubles; BRONZE – Mixed Doubles; BRONZE – Team Event
Ahmed Korani (Grade 12): BRONZE – Team Event
PADEL
Hassan Waly (Grade 11): SILVER – Men’s Padel
SWIMMING
Mohamed Mahmoud (Grad 22): GOLD – 200m Individual Medley; GOLD – 50m Breaststroke; GOLD – 4x100m Freestyle Relay; GOLD – 100m Breaststroke; GOLD – 4x200m Freestyle Relay; GOLD – 4x100 Medley Relay; SILVER – 200m Breaststroke
Abdalla ElGhamry (Grad 25): GOLD – 200m Backstroke; GOLD – 4x100 Medley Relay; SILVER – 100m Backstroke
Hamza Shalan (Grade 12): BRONZE – 50m Breaststroke; BRONZE – 200m Breaststroke
Mohamed Aziz Jelany Ismail (Grade 12): BRONZE – 100m Butterfly
SHOOTING
Khaled Al-Shaiba (Grad 10): SILVER – Men’s Team 10m Air Pistol; SILVER – Mixed Team 10m Air Pistol