Saudi Paralympians return home from West Asian para games with 46 medals

RIYADH: Saudi Paralympic athletes have outdone their performance last year after ending the third West Asian Para Games with 46 medals and finishing sixth in the event held in Bahrain from February 19 to 26.

The team collected 10 gold, 17 silver, and 19 bronze medals. First place at the tournament went to Iraq, UAE placed second, and Kuwait came third.

The final day saw the winning of eight medals, including a basketball silver medal after beating Bahrain, while weightlifting athlete Saeed Hawasawi delivered the bronze in the (88kg category). 

Hani Alnakhli delivered a silver medal in the discus throw in the (F33 category). In the same event, Khalid Alahmari (F34 category) brought a bronze medal, while his colleague Radi Alharthi (F51 category) brought a silver medal.

Thursday witnessed the highest number of medals reaching 18 medals (2 gold, seven silver, and nine bronze). Hani Alnakhli brought the two gold in the (33 categories), Abdulrahman Al-Qurashi in the 200m (T53 category). 

Adnan Nour got a silver medal in weightlifting in the 44 kg category, Abadah Hawasawi in the 65kg category, and Aseel Hawasawi in the 72 kg category. Runner Jamaan Alzahrani (200m race), Ali Alnakhli in the 200m (T37 category), thrower Haidar Salami in the discus throw (F57 category), and a bronze in the arrow throw category (f57). 

Mariam Almuraisel and Salih Alghamdi brought silver in the mixed doubles event in badminton. Adnan Hadda in the 65kg weightlifting event and Tariq Alghaith in the 72kg event fetched the additional bronze. 

The Boccia team event brought a bronze medal, while the badminton doubles Thamir Alhabshan and Jazaa Alshamri brought a bronze in the standing doubles. Alhanouf Abu Haimad in the arrow throw (category