The UAE's harvest rises to 22 medals in the "Kuwait Gulf"
The UAE's tally rose to 22 colored medals in the third Gulf Games hosted by Kuwait until the 31st of this month.
The female player of the UAE national cycling team, Safia Al Sayegh, won the first place and won the gold in the individual time trial for a distance of 12.7 km, which was held on Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Bridge, after recording 19:36.31 minutes, two seconds ahead of the Kuwaiti national team player, Latifa Al-Yassin, who She came in second place, while the player of the Saudi national team, Dania Simbawa, came in third place.
Yousef Al-Matrooshi won silver at the end of the swimming team’s participation in the 100-meter freestyle race, recording a time of 51.12 seconds. Kuwaiti Walid Abdul Razzaq won the gold medal, and Qatar’s Mohammed Mohammed won the bronze.
The 22 UAE medals were distributed among 4 sports: 3 gold medals for cycling, 1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze for swimming, 2 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze medals for athletics, a gold medal and 4 silvers for shooting.
The UAE occupies sixth place in the general ranking table, as host Kuwait topped the table with a total of 56 medals, including 21 gold, 17 silver and 18 bronze medals.
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