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Achievements

In 2014, the Qatar U-19 national football team, composed solely of Aspire Academy student-athletes, won the 38th edition of the AFC U-19 Championship in Myanmar, for the first time in Qatar's history. Mutaz Essa Barshim, high jumper, has been the 2014 World Indoor Champion, the 2017 and 2019 World Champion and a 2020 Summer Olympics gold medalist, besides holding the Asian record and second best outdoor high jump in history set during the 2014 Diamond League. Abdulla Al-Tamimi, professional squash player, was also a footballer scouted by Al Sadd SC at the Aspire Academy, is the Qatari number 1 and the world number 28 Ashraf El Seify, hammer thrower, graduated from Aspire Academy in 2014, won a gold medal at the 2012 Asian Junior Athletics Championships and 2012 World Junior Athletics Championships setting a new World Junior Record[19] and World Youth Best.[20] In 2014, Ashraf became the 1st athlete to successfully defend his title at the IAAF World Junior Championships National team boss and former Aspire Academy coach Felix Sanchez has named a total of 15 players (10 of those Aspire graduates) that won the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in his squad.

Notable Alumni

We hope that working with Aspire Academy inspired and fulfilled you. We want each and every one of you to keep your connection to Aspire Academy and have a say in determining our future, regardless of whether you choose to pursue a career in athletics, continued your education at a university, or took another relevant course. We are very fortunate to have so many accomplished and illustrious graduates to motivate present students. Many of you have excelled in your chosen fields of employment and made significant contributions. We sincerely hope that you will keep in touch, update your contact information, and let us know when you reach significant personal and professional milestones so that we may participate in your joy. Wherever your life journey takes you, Aspire Academy will always be here for you.