The Saudi Arabian Special Olympics unified football team achieved a historic achievement by winning first place and the gold medal at the Special Olympics World Championship held in Detroit, USA by defeating the Romanian team 3-1 in their showdown today in the final match.
During the tournament, the Saudi green players showed a high level, during which they confirmed their readiness for this international forum, which includes the teams of Brazil, Jamaica, Korea, Morocco, Nigeria, Paraguay, Romania, Singapore, America, and won gold in the competition after , how they outperformed big-name competitors, the latest of which is the Romanian national team.
In turn, National Director of Saudi Special Olympics Abdul Rahman Al Quraishi congratulated the players, technical and administrative staff and members of the Saudi mission on this great achievement, praising the efforts made by everyone to achieve this achievement and get the world gold.
While Special Olympics International President Dr. Timothy Shriver congratulated the Saudi Arabia team on their victory and all the participants for what they did during the tournament matches, praising the results achieved by the teams of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Morocco, as well as the victory of Saudi Arabia the gold medal and Egypt retaining the bronze medal it won in the 2018 Cup, in which the UAE won the silver medal and Morocco finished fourth, marking a real boom in Special Olympics activity. in the region.
