Saudi Paralympic teams' medals tally rises to 46 medals in the West Asian Para Games

  • 2/10/2023
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Riyadh, February 25, 2022, SPA --The Saudi teams have finished participating in the third West Asian Paralympic Games - hosted by Bahrain for eight days - by winning 46 different medals. The last day of the tournament witnessed the achievement of six medals (4 silver and 2 bronze). The silvers were won by athletes Hani Al-Nakhli in the F33 discus throw, Radi Al-Harthy in the F51 discus throw, and Mukhtar Al-Dawa in the F13 shot put, while the wheelchair basketball team scored the fourth silver after beating Bahrain 63 to 39. Khaled Al-Ahmari bagged bronze in the F34 discus throw, while Saeed Hawsawi won bronze in the 88th weightlifting competition. The President of the Bahraini Paralympic Committee, Sheikh Mohammed bin Daij Al-Khalifa, the President of the Kuwaiti Paralympic Committee Nasser Al-Ajmi, the CEO of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee, and the Deputy Head of the Saudi delegation, Abdulaziz Al-Enezi, crowned the top three winners in wheelchair basketball competitions at the Khalifa Sports City Hall. --SPA 19:38 LOCAL TIME 16:38 GMT 0011 www.spa.gov.sa/w1696780

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