Kuwaiti Champion Yasmin Waleed Wins Historic Gold at 'Dakar Olympics'
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Champion Yasmin Waleed won the high jump gold at the Dakar Youth Olympics, setting a new record.
Translated by Qiyas from الجريدة — Original source
Kuwait’s national track and field athlete, champion Yasmine Waleed, won the gold medal in the high jump event at the Summer Youth Olympic Games held in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, after setting a new Kuwaiti record with a height of 1.80 meters, marking a historic achievement added to the record of Kuwaiti sports.
Champion Yasmine Waleed is one of the stars of the Olympic Champion program, which has received support and guidance from Sheikh Fahad Nasser Al-Sabah Al-Sabah, President of the Kuwait Olympic Committee, and the Kuwait Olympic Committee, with the aim of developing national talents and empowering them to compete and achieve successes at international forums.
Hayat emphasized that this achievement was the result of continuous efforts and diligent work undertaken by the Kuwait Olympic Committee and the Women’s Sports Committee over the past years to develop the women’s sports system and prepare athletes for competition at continental and international levels, expressing her confidence in achieving further successes and titles for Kuwaiti sports in upcoming events.
She added that what champion Yasmine Waleed has achieved also reflects the significant role of her family, which has provided her with continuous support and believed in her talent and ability to reach this distinguished level, stressing that family support constitutes a fundamental pillar in building champions and achieving accomplishments.
