Saudi fencer Ali Al-Bahraini has claimed second place and the silver medal in fencing at the third GCC Games, currently taking place in Kuwait. Al-Bahrani finished behind Kuwaiti Ammar Al-Ammari in the saber category, while Saudi Adel Al-Mutairi placed third place and the bronze medal. Prince Fahd bin Jalawi, head of the Saudi delegation to the games, and Sheikh Fahad Nasser Al-Sabah, president of the Kuwait Olympic Committee, presented the winners with their medals. Misfir Al-Asmari of the Saudi national team won the bronze medal in the individual kata category of the karate competition. Meanwhile, the Saudi Arabian national tennis team defeated the UAE 3-0 in the tennis competition. Saud Al-Haqbani won the first match against the Emirati Fahd Al-Janahi in two sets (6-2, 6-1). This was followed by another straight win (6-1, 6-2) by Ammar Al-Haqbani over Abdulrahman Al-Janahi to give Saudi a two-match lead. Having both won the singles matches, the Saudi team completed the 3-0 win when Abdullah Al-Faraj and Omar Ahmed teamed up to defeat Emirati opponents Omar Al-Hammadi and Abdullah Al-Marzouqi by two clear sets in the doubles competition. In the women’s basketball 3×3, Saudi Arabia missed out on the bronze medal after going down 10-9 to Bahrain in the third-place play-off. Earlier, the Saudis had lost the semi-final 14-12 to the UAE. The Saudi men’s handball team suffered a 35-27 defeat to their Bahraini counterparts.