Rahma Al-Khawahir wins first gold medal in history of tournament

RIYADH: The Saudi Games 2022, the largest national sporting event in the history of the Kingdom, kicked off on Thursday morning. The capital, Riyadh, will host the competition until Nov. 7 at 20 locations.

The women’s 48 kg weightlifting competitions, and men’s 61 kg, were staged in the Riyadh Club hall.

Rahma Al-Khawaher won the gold in the 49 kg weight category with a total of 117 kg, followed by Marie Al-Sihati in second place with a total of 115 kg. Munira Al-Ruwaita achieved third place with a weight of 109 kg. The winners were presented with their medals by Princess Dalil bint Nahar Al-Saud, deputy director of the Saudi Games.

In the men’s competition, Siraj Al-Saleem won the gold medal in the 61 kg division with a total of 271 kg, followed by his brother Mansour Al-Saleem with a total of 249 kg, and Jassem Al-Zouri was in third place with a total of 239 kg. The winners were awarded their medals by Muhammad bin Ahmed Al-Harbi, president of the Saudi Weightlifting Federation.

The camel race competitions hosted by Ramah Camel Field were concluded on Thursday, where the Bakkar Marathon and the Qaadan Marathon will also be held. The race resulted in the coach, Nayef Salim Al-Juhani, winning first place with Al-Matiyah Al-Juri and the gold medal for the Thanaya Bakkar Marathon. Bassam Al-Hwaiti won third place and the bronze medal. The coach Suleiman Abdullah Al-Hwaiti won the Thanaya Qaadan Marathon, achieving first place and the gold medal. Coach Ahmed Al-Hwaiti won the silver medal and coach Eid Al-Juhani won the bronze medal. The winners were crowned by Mohammed bin Hamad Al-Balawi, vice president of the Saudi Camel Federation.

In the men’s basketball competitions hosted by the Green Hall at Prince Faisal bin