Sjati: Proud and happy with the award for the best Algerian athlete – New Algeria

Djamel Sjati expressed his great happiness at being crowned the best Algerian athlete for the year 2024, which he received yesterday evening, Sunday.

The best Algerian athletes for the year 2024 were honored yesterday evening, Sunday, at the Higher School of Hotels and Catering in Algiers. This is within the framework of the process of examining traditional opinions, “Brahim Dahmani”, organized by the Algerian News Agency.

The runner Jamal Sjati was crowned the best Algerian athlete for the year 2024, while gymnast Kaylia Nammour won the best athlete award.

Jamal Sajati shined remarkably during the year 2024, after achieving the best time of the year in the 800 meters race, during… Paris gathering For the Diamond League in Athletics, with a time of 1 minute 41 seconds and 56 hundredths, making him the third international runner to achieve this timing. The son of the city of Suqar was able to improve his timing by 10 hundredths of a second (1: 41.46) in the rally. Monaco.

This achievement enabled him to compete with the biggest candidates for the Olympic title in Paris. But, Despite the difficulties That he faced, he won a medal Bronze Well deserved in the fastest final in the history of the 800 meter race at the Olympic Games.

Sajati is optimistic about keeping his award

Sajati said, in His statements After receiving the distinguished award: “I am proud and happy with this coronation. The honor of being honored by the national press greatly affected me, and this award also rewards a pivotal year full of intense work, which allowed me to achieve titles and achievements during this year. I am happy and pleased. Thank you everyone.”

Sajati, who succeeded his colleague Suleiman Mawla in the award registry, added: “The medal I achieved at the Olympics is considered a gold medal for me. “I am proud of the podium, and also of belonging to the golden generation of 800.”

Sajati, who is 25 years old, believes that this coronation will hold a special place for him. He will try to retain it in the 2025 edition, as he concluded his statements by saying: “I will hold this title for a full year.” “I will work hard to keep him next year.”

In an opinion poll for the year 2024, Sajati obtained 145 points, being chosen first place 25 times, while Muhammad Yasser Triki (triple jump) came in second place with a total of 60 points, winning the second row 12 times and the third row 4 times.

In third place was rowing athlete, Sayed Ali Boudina, with a score of 56 points. This happened after he participated in the voting process in the second grade 8 times, and the same in the third grade.