By way of Abdellatif Sharaa
KUWAIT: Kuwait added silver and bronze medals to its tally on the finish of the thirteenth day of the 3rd Gulf Video games hosted through Kuwait. The Girls Padel staff gained the silver medal whilst the lads’s staff gained bronze. Kuwait maintained its lead of the medals desk with a complete of 77 medals (28 gold, 22 silver, 27 bronze); Bahrain remained in 2d with 56 (20 gold, 21 silver, 15 bronze); UAE moved to 3rd position with 42 medals (17 gold, 14 silver, 11 bronze); Qatar is fourth with 46 medals (14 gold, 19 silver, 13 bronze); Oman moved to 5th position with 29 medals (12 gold, 5 silver, 12 bronze) whilst Saudi Arabia dropped to 6th with 53 medals (11 gold, 18 silver and 24 bronze).
Within the ladies’s Padel suits, Kuwait misplaced its ultimate fit (1-2) to gold medalist Oman. The bronze went to UAE as they beat the Saudi staff with the similar outcome. In the meantime, the lads’s staff took the bronze medal, after dropping to gold medalist Qatar 0-3 as UAE claimed the silver medal.
Sports activities media
President of Kuwait Olympic Committee Sheikh Fahad Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah lauded the efforts of the Gulf sports activities media in overlaying the occasions which contributed to the luck of the video games on the media stage. Sheikh Fahad Al-Nasser who visited the media heart within the presence of the heads Gulf media delegations on Saturday stated the phenomenal process of newshounds and media team in overlaying all competitions had a just right impact in selling the video games.
Handball
Qatar continues to guide the handball standings after defeating Kuwait 24-23 of their fit on Saturday within the 3rd spherical. Bahrain defeated UAE 26-25. Qatar staff raised their issues general to six; Bahrain grabbed 4 issues and Kuwait took the 3rd position with one level. Saudi Arabia secured the fourth position with 1 level whilst UAE remained unnecessary.
Tennis
Kuwait Tennis Group defeated UAE’s 3-0. Within the first singles fit, Essa Qabazard beat Abderahman Al-Janahi 6-4, 7-6 whilst Abdelhameed Mubarak defeated Fahad Al-Janahi 6-1,6-3. The doubles fit noticed Kuwait’s Ali Al-Shatti and Bader Antar profitable their fit 6-0, 6-0. Saudi Arabia defeated Bahrain 3-0. Ammar Al-Haqbani defeated Yousuf Qaed 6-1,6-3.