Ali Abdulghani wins javelin gold on successful first day for º£½ÇÖ±²¥ at GCC Games in Kuwait

Ali Abdulghani claimed Saudi’s first gold medal of the GCC Games in the javelin competition. (SOPC)
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  • Kingdom’s Mohammed Daoud Tolo and Abdullah Abkar both take silver in shot put and 100 meters
  • There were also bronze medals for Muzna Al-Nassar in the women’s 10,000m and Hammoud Al-Awani in the men’s long jump

Ali Abdulghani claimed º£½ÇÖ±²¥â€™s first gold medal of the third GCC Games in Kuwait by winning the javelin competition on Monday.

Abdulghani took top spot on the podium with a throw of 71.15 meters.

Abdullah Abkar took the silver medal in the men’s 100 meters with a time of 10.21 seconds, while compatriot Mohammed Daoud came fourth in a time of 10.32 seconds.

Mohammed Daoud Tolo also claimed a silver for the Kingdom in the shot put after a throw of 20.49 meters, while Hammoud Al-Alwani took bronze in the long jump with a distance of 7.15 meters.

There was another silver for º£½ÇÖ±²¥ as Mazen Al-Yassin finished second in the men’s 400 meters with a time of 45.83 seconds.

The first medal for the women’s team came in the 10,000 meters, with Muzna Al-Nassar claiming bronze with a time of 45:32.05 minutes.

In the women’s 100 meters, the Kingdom’s Yasmine Al-Dabbagh finished fifth with a time of 12.90 seconds, while Lojien Al-Hamid came seventh in 13.72 seconds.

Saudi runner Ruaa Al-Sulaimani finished fifth in the women’s 100-meter hurdles with a time of 18.83 seconds.

Saja Jalal, who was taking part in two events, finished sixth in the women’s shot put with a distance of 6.84 meters and fifth in the long jump with leap of 3.98 meters.

In the men’s futsal competition, the Kingdom’s team kicked off with 3-1 win over Bahrain with goals from Mohsen Fakihi, Fahad Al-Rudaini and Moaz Asiri.

But the women’s futsal team did not fare so well, going down 4-1 to Bahrain in their first match.