The Olympic family welcomed with great enthusiasm, the huge success of Amel Tuka, which he achieved by winning second place in the 800m race at the World Athletics Championships in Doha.

"This medal is the fruit of many years of work and sacrifice of Amel Tuka, his dedication to lofty sports goals and love for the homeland. NOC BiH recognized and supported Amel's top quality long time ago, and continues to support him with 13 other athletes for more than two years on his way to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. With this success he made a great overture for the upcoming Olympic year and definitely deserved this symbolic reward of the non-budget register of the Olympic Committee of BiH. We hope that the budget organizations, which are in charge of top sports and its financing, will also concretely and systematically support Amel Tuka and other top athletes in their intentions to realize our and their dreams."