أول رياضي لذوي الإعاقة يعبر قطر: أحمد الشهراني

Over the 30 years that he lived, Ahmed Al-Shahrani has wear several hats. But he's concentrated and focused on developing himself through sports over the previous four years. In Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Jordan he participated in marathons. He also performs other activities, such as fencing, aquathlons and shooting. He is the first athlete to traverse Qatar's East 90 km west and North 200 km south.

What is your qualification in education? What have you had in your work?

I've finished my high school and university for two years. I have worked in the commercial sector, the disability sector and helped our family business to grow over the last decade.

How do you feel about being Qatar's first and quickest para-athlete from East to West?

I feel that I have a sense of achievement. I'm proud that I stuck there, that I never threw in the towel, that I never abandoned. Hard and long, I trained. I trained late and early in the morning. I trained under ideal circumstances and under ideal conditions. In calm winds and over 40km/hr headwinds. It everything prepared me and more for the setting and achievement of my objective.

Discuss your work as Ambassador for Accessible Qatar.

As one of the ambassadors of Accessible Qatar, a great deal is knowledge and advocacy. One of our achievements is to increase inclusiveness in sports and to encourage wheelchair fencing and hand cycling through the program.

What do you think are your highlight in your career?

I would have to say that Al-Adaid 2020 was a highlight of my amateur sports career. It was fantastic to cross 29 km of off-road with its different terrains and to climb 10 sand dunes with my buddies and the kind welcome in the finish line.

What sports are your favorite?

It's difficult to pin it down. I like physical activities. Physical activities. I love to try new stuff and new skills. I like to shoot, as it makes me focus on the goal. Close-up forces me to live and react without thinking. Swimming, which I still have to master, has taught me to go with with the flow. And I can' t image myself not running. I'm a vital part of myself.

Who's your favorite athlete?

Mohammed Ali. Ali. He was more than a sporty person, he was an equilibrated person who demonstrated the world in athletics and applied it to other parts of life. May he rest in tranquility.

From here, where are you going to go?

InshaAllah's larger stuff. I'd like to break several world records. I thought about getting into professional wheelchair competitions as well. In the next decade, I envision many ambitions being pursued.

What is the most important thing in what you do that helped you succeed?

Positivity and the finest possible output from all situations and hands. Stubbornness, for example, can be a negative feature or a failure. To deflect any negative, I utilize stubbornness. I use it too to continue and to persevere. So making the best of all I've been dealing with and seeing the chance was important to my success, not current reality.

What errors did you make during your journey?

On the way, I did a lot. I don't always get things right, I'm not flawless. I have come to terms with that. I have come to terms with that. If we are looking for new things A clear road isn't always going to be there. And for many, what worked may not work. I accept and regard my mistakes as part of the learning curve. I learn and move on. I learn and move forward. I'm not living in them. I'm not living in them. Overwhelming me, I do not permit self-doubt. Thus, mistakes and experiences on that path were my teachers.

What were you ever having to make the hardest choices?

We all have some tough decisions on our route through life. In my life, all the tough decisions were personal ones. But when I'm confronted by such hard decisions, I'm always trying to base my choice not on an emotion or a sentiment but on a principle, faith and philosophy that I trust. I know that I have based it on something I have trusted and not just the way I felt right now.

In four words, how would you define yourself?

I’m just a person.

What's the best thing you're doing about?

It's helpful to keep me healthy, I appreciate what I do.

What do you like the most?

To help people to realize and improve their full potential.

What do you believe are the secrets behind you?

God is certainly the source and secret of my prosperity. I am being blessed. I am blessed. And God's blessings come in various forms: family, friends, friendly words, good health, support, they are only a few.

How do you plan for the future?

What holds for me, I don't know. But I know I'm going to continue to push myself. Set new challenges for myself and explore my full potential. Samla? The Sables Marathon?

What should someone in your field possess soft skills?

A heart, a mindset that accepts nothing less than your entire potential.

Which hobbies do you have?

I like to read, write, watch documentaries, and every sport in which I participate.

What is the favorite destination for your trip? What's the favorite food for you?

I adore traveling, but I don't want to travel the way I want to. I will inform you about my favorite destination once I travel throughout the world. But I adore coffee, I'm not a huge foodie.

What's your life motto?

Al-HamdAllah, Thank goodness. Thank goodness.

What do you want to remember?

I don't think that much in order to be honest. Memory is funny, we people recall really odd items and we write the memory every time we remember something. Whatever people remember me or whatever, I hope it will be good and make them smile and trust in themselves.

Do you want to tell the people in Qatar any message?

Are you aware of your aim and potential? You just live so LIVE once. Follow what you hear between every heartbeat in that short instant. Stop to pursue perfection. Stop dreaming. Stop dreaming. Set targets. Set targets. Make your potential come true. Live.