Saudi’s first gold in Gulf Games clinched by Abdulghani
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Ali Abdulghani grabbed Saudi Arabia’s first gold medal in the 3rd Gulf Games, which kicked off in Kuwait on Monday. He emerged tops in the javelin throw by hurling a distance of 71.15 meters.
The Saudi stars who sparkled on the first day of the event are among a contingent of over 250 Saudi athletes who are participating in the Games.
Female sprinter Mizna Al-Nasser won the bronze medal in the 10,000-meter race with a time of 45:32 minutes. In the men’s 100-meter race, the silver went to Saudi sprinter Abdullah Abkar, while sprinter Mohammed Daoud came in fourth. Mazen Al-Yassin bagged the silver medal by finishing second in the men’s 400-meter race. Mohammed Daoud Tolo claimed silver in the shot put, while Hammoud Al-Alwani took bronze in the long jump.
Female athlete Roaa Al-Sulaimani finished fifth in the 100-meter hurdles and in the women’s 100-meter race, Saudi Arabia’s Olympic runner Yasmeen Al-Dabbagh finished fifth while Lujain Al-Hamid came in the seventh position. Saja Jalal finished sixth in the women’s shot put and fifth in the long jump.
In the futsal competitions, the Saudi men’s team clinched a 3-1 win over Bahrain while the women’s team lost to Bahrain 4-1 in their opening matches.