Gold, Silver, and Bronze for the Powerlifting Champions at Al Arabiya

Our national athletics team continued its outstanding performances on the podium at the Arab Junior Championships held in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, after its athletes secured three new medals, bringing the team’s total to five—two gold, two silver, and one bronze—following two medals won by the long jump champions on the first day of competition. Kuwaiti national team athlete Yasmin Waleed claimed the gold medal in the high jump with a height of 1.66 meters, while athlete Abbas Al-Nasser won the silver medal in the pole vault with a height of 4.20 meters. Meanwhile, athlete Haider Al-Qattan secured third place and the bronze medal in the 100-meter race, setting a new personal best time of 10.77 seconds. The five medals at the championships were accompanied by several new personal records set by Kuwaiti athletes, serving as a positive indicator of the development of Kuwaiti athletics and the success of the preparation phase for the championships.