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Barshim makes Qatar proud, wins silver medal in Olympics
Barshim makes Qatar proud
Qatari Olympic champion Mutaz Barshim has made an unprecedented achievement in the Qatari sport by winning the silver medal in the high jump competition in the Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.Barshim has successfully cleared 2.36m.This is the first silver medal for Qatar in its Olympic Games historyBarshim previously took bronze at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. In Rio, Barshim, the world indoor silver medallist, narrowly missed out on Qatar's first Olympic gold.Canada's Derek Drouin beat a quality field to add the Olympic high jump crown to his world title after a cliff-hanger of a final.Drouin cleared 2.38 metres in Tuesday's competition, edging Barshim into the silver medal spot to become Canada's first Olympic high jump champion since 1932.