Saudi Arabia Players Win Medals in Fifteenth Arab Games
Saudi Arabia players added 3 medals (two silvers and one bronze) in the competition they played yesterday, Friday, in the fifteenth Arab Games currently taking place in Algiers, bringing their tally to 4 medals (3 silvers and one bronze).
Athletics Competitions
Yesterday, Friday, at the end of the athletics competitions held at the athletics stadium of the Olympic Stadium in the Algerian city of Oran. Ghazouani took second place and the silver medal after finishing the race with a time of 1.47.71 minutes, behind Algerian Soleimani Maule, who came in first to take the gold with a time of 1.46.87 minutes, while the bronze was taken. Tunisian Abdel Salam Ayuni with a time of 1.48.19 minutes, while jumper Abdel Rahman achieved fifth place for Shrahili in the 7.14 m long jump competition, and the second silver medal came on the last day of the Paralympic Games. Runner Al-Baraa Al-Karni, who came second in the 1500m chairs with a time of 3.53.14 minutes, while Tunisian Mohamed Khlifi won gold with a time of 3.52.20 minutes and bronze went to Emirati Mohammed Al Mazrouei with a time of 3.58.5 minutes.
Swimming Competition
In the swimming competition, swimmer Youssef Bouarish won bronze in the 50m freestyle with a time of 23.90 seconds on the second day of the tournament’s swimming competition.
Hammer Throw and Hurdles
Muhammad Al-Zayer placed fourth in the final of the 64.14m hammer throw and in the 400m hurdles, Muhammad Al-Amar placed fifth in a competition organized by the Athletics of the Olympic Stadium in Oran, Algeria.
Upcoming Competitions
Swimming competitions continue, with swimmer Youssef Bou Arish taking part in the 50m butterfly at 9 am on Saturday, and fellow swimmer Muhammad Al Moor in the 200m breaststroke at 6 pm. in the Olympic pool with water boats in the Algerian city of Oran.
In the handball competition, Al-Akhdar achieved a second win of the tournament, beating his Jordanian counterpart 28/18, after finishing the first half in his favor with a score of 18/8 in a meeting that brought them together in the hall of the Sports Palace, Hamo Boutellis. Al Akhdar will rest for two days before meeting Qatar next Monday.
In football competition, the Saudi Arabia Under-19 team aims to reach the semi-finals when they meet their Palestinian counterpart in their third showdown in the tournament at 21:30 (Saudi time) at Hamlawi Martyr Stadium, and four teams from the second group (Saudi Arabia, Mauritania, Syria and Palestine) are tied. On points two points each, while the Saudi Arabia team leads the standings with Mauritania by goals, most of which will decide qualification in case the teams are tied, and also in case of a tie, direct matches are played, then fair play points are used in case of a tie also in direct matches to finally decide by lottery.
The Saudi Arabian boxing team will open today at 14:00 the game competitions in the tournament, where Abdulaziz Al Otaibi will take part in the competition in the weight category up to 51 kg, Khadil Ashour in the competition in the weight category up to 60 kg, and Ragad Al Nuaimi in the competition in weight category up to 63 kg.
In the badminton competition, Al-Akhdar’s Moaz Al-Ghamdi advanced to the quarter-finals after defeating Kuwaiti Abdul Hadi Muhammad 2-0 (singles) for men in a meeting held at the Oval Hall in the Algerian capital Algiers. to face Algerian Adele Hamiki at nine o’clock in the morning, and he also qualified. Saudi Arabia players weigh in Al Sayegh and Abdullah Al Dossari in the men’s quarter-final round (doubles) after defeating Kuwaiti duo Abdulhadi. Muhammad and Hussein Muhammad with a score of 2:0, and today at 16:30 they will meet Algerians Saif Al-Din Larboa and Muhammad Afchouni, and he qualified as Al-Ahdar player Abdullah Al-Dosari and Fatima Moussa in the category (mixed doubles ) to the quarter-finals after beating Tunisian duo Mohamed Tarhouni and Safaa Jebli 2-0.