Kuwait’s archery team won five medals, including three gold, one silver and one bronze, at the third West Asia Archery Championship being held in Fujairah, the UAE, on Tuesday.
Team administrator Omar Al-Shatti told KUNA that the results reflected the athletes’ strong performance throughout the tournament and their ability to compete for top positions.
He dedicated the achievement to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Kuwait’s political leadership and the Kuwaiti people, saying the results would motivate the team to continue working toward further achievements in upcoming competitions.
Al-Shatti also praised the support of the Kuwait Shooting Sport Club’s board of directors and its efforts to prepare the athletes for competition, expressing hope for better results and more medals.
In the compound men’s team event, Abdullah Mal Allah, Ahmad Al-Shatti and Bader Al-Shalahi won gold. Kuwait also claimed gold in the women’s recurve team event through Suad Al-Bahar, Reem Al-Naqeeb and Nour Al-Sharhan.
Abdullah Mal Allah and Hanan Al-Meyas secured gold in the compound mixed team event, while Ali Al-Zaid and Reem Al-Naqeeb won bronze in the recurve mixed team event. The men’s recurve team, comprising Ali Al-Zaid, Saad Al-Baloud and Abdulaziz Bushahri, took silver in the team final.
Al-Shatti said Kuwait would compete for two more gold medals on Wednesday, with Abdullah Mal Allah contesting the compound men’s individual final and Hanan Al-Meyas competing in the compound women’s individual final.
The championship began on October 15 and concludes Wednesday, featuring 72 male and female archers representing Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar, Iraq, Syria, Jordan and Palestine. Competitions are held in recurve and compound archery across individual, team and mixed-team events.
– KUNA