Small swimmers' big ambitions

Al Jazeera's Paul Rhys reports on Qatar's 12-year-old swimming prospect Noah Alkhulaifi who, along with his two younger brothers, is setting his sights on the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

Noah will compete against grown men at the Arab Games taking place in the Qatari capital, coached by Olympic finalist and former European champion Ylasov of Ukraine.

He will then settle back into a routine of school, training, and setting regional swimming records - one of which younger brother Jacob has already surpassed.

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Noah and his brothers attend Qatar Academy. The school is run by the Qatar Foundation charity (http://www.qf.org.qa/), which provides training facilities to the family.

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[DurzaGaiden]

I wish them all good luck.

[Alekslust]

@pvtjamesryan3 YOU GOTS SOME SERIOUS ISSUES!..

[MrChewish]

If they want to get to the olympics they're going to have to work harder then practicing their stream line off the bottom of the pool.

[manitsmatt]

@seraphimo7

no one swims in khatar

[FabulusFarzin]

Noah is in my grade!

[1998dragonfly]

@seraphimo7 thats not their gym, its the schools pool, dont judge unless u know

[muslim1ahmed]

Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.

Mohandas Gandhi 

[muslim1ahmed]

@MammalAnonymous see what I mean, It Begins with hate, then discrimination then a holocaust, Right away you assume I am Terrorist, when in fact I never held a gun in my life, you assumed I want to kill people of other faiths, when these people are the same people who teach me, who I work with and who are my neighbours, after living with people you learn to have sympathy towards them, but you my friend, I will always wonder why you never understood people like me.

[MammalAnonymous]

@muslim1ahmed what's that? a terrorist saying OTHER people will cause the destruction of this world?

get the fuck out of here you little terrorist faggot bitch, how about you go visit your after-life right now? go suicide bomb a church and youll actually help this world.

[seraphimo7]

Why do they have the fucking gym to themselves. Must be some rich bitches.

[jubinjibin]

@PSCreativeGaming shut up and get lost u shitty american