Saudis win seven more medals at Arab Games in Algeria, raising total to 29

Successes in weightlifting, fencing, table tennis and wheelchair basketball on Wednesday increased the Saudi medal tally at the 15th Arab Games in Algeria by seven (three silver and four bronze) to a total 29.

The Kingdom’s table tennis squad lost out to hosts Algeria in the final of the team event. The winners and runner-up received their medals from Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Abdulaziz, vice president of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Khalil Al-Mohannadi, head of the Qatari Arab Table Tennis Federation, and Cherif Derkaoui, head of the Algerian Table Tennis Federation.

Saudi weightlifters Mahmoud Al-Hamid and Abdul Rahman Al-Biladi won three medals. Al-Hamid claimed two silvers in the snatch and the jerk competitions, while Al-Biladi won a bronze. Rafif Mutlaq will compete in the women’s competitions tomorrow.

The Kingdom’s fencing teams won bronze in two events. Hassan Abed, Omar Al-Akkas, Faisal Abed and Zakaria Al-Daoud claimed their medals in the men’s epee competition, while Saad Al-Bogami, Ziyad Al-Mutairi, Ali Al-Bahrani and Meshari Al-Bashir did likewise in the saber event.

The Kingdom’s wheelchair basketball team also won bronze, with a 61-47 victory over the Palestinian team. Algeria took the gold medal and the UAE claimed silver.

In their first game in the 3x3 basketball competition, the Saudi team (Manaf Al-Salem, Muhammad Al-Khater, Rayan Al-Ahmad and Saad Al-Subaie) defeated Mauritania 20-11.

The Saudi handball team booked a place in the final of the competition with a 20-19 victory over Algeria. They will face Qatar on Friday.

The Saudi U-19 football team trained on Wednesday ahead of their match against Syria on Friday.

Events on Thursday include the individual table tennis