Winners crowned in Gymnastics and Muay Thai competitions at Saudi Games 2022

Tuesday saw the latest action from the Saudi Games 2022, which continues in Riyadh until Nov. 7, with Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Abdulaziz bin Musaed, vice president of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee and director of the Saudi Games, presenting the winners of the gymnastics and Muay Thai competitions with their medals.

Gymnastics (Artistic)

Taking place over two days at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, the artistic gymnastics event saw the participation of 24 players from seven clubs.

In the men’s vault final, Al-Etihad club’s Ismail Shabi took gold, followed by fellow club member Abdulaziz Aljohani with silver. Rounding up the top three was Abdulrahman Alshammari with the bronze medal.

In the men’s parallel bars final, the gold medal also went to Al-Etihad thanks to an excellent performance by Nasser Alsamiri. In second place and earning silver was Habeb Aswailah, followed by Ali Al-Antaif with bronze.

In the men’s horizontal bar final, the gold medal went to Ali Alawazem. Abdulkarim Almur earned the silver medal, while Minhal AL-Jamain received bronze.

As well as being honored by Prince Fahd, the medallists were congratulated by Sulaiman Muhammad Al-Jasser, chairman of the Saudi Gymnastics Federation, and Khalid Al-Ghligah, deputy minister of Digital Transformation at the Saudi Ministry of Sport.

Muay Thai

Also taking place at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium was the Muay Thai event, which featured 56 male and female athletes. 

In the men’s 54 kg category, Khaled Aldawalibi took first place and the gold medal, followed by Abdulaziz Alammar with silver. Firas Alanki, meanwhile, earned bronze.

In the men’s 67 kg category, and securing first place and the gold medal