Born in East Germany, Joachim Krug escaped in 1972 and later moved to Doha in 1982. At that time, athletics in Qatar lacked resources and training infrastructure. A former indoor shot-put champion, Krug helped build the national athletics programme from the ground up. He led Qatar to its first Gulf Championship win in 1986 and guided Mohamed Suleiman to win the country’s first Olympic medal in 1992.
Joachim Krug
Joachim Krug is a German athletics coach who helped develop Qatar’s national athletics programme, leading the country to its first Gulf Championship win and guiding Mohamed Suleiman to Qatar’s first Olympic medal.
German athletics coach Joachim Krug is interviewed by museum director Abdulla Al Mulla in 2022 for the Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum’s Oral History collection.
In 2022, Krug sat down with museum director Abdulla Al Mulla for an interview as part of the Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum’s Oral History collection.
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