Kuwaiti Champion Yasmin Waleed Wins Historic Gold at Dakar Olympics

Kuwait’s national athletics team player, champion Yasmin Waleed, won the gold medal in the high jump event at the Youth Olympic Games held in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, after setting a new Kuwaiti record with a height of 1.80 meters. This historic achievement adds to the record of Kuwaiti sports. Champion Yasmin Waleed is one of the stars of the Olympic Champion program, which has received support and guidance from the President of the Kuwait Olympic Committee, Sheikh Fahad Nasser Al-Sabah, and the Kuwait Olympic Committee, with the aim of developing national talents and enabling them to compete and achieve results at international forums.

For her part, Fatima Khayat, a member of the board of directors of the Kuwait Olympic Committee and head of the Women’s Sports Committee, affirmed 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. She expressed confidence in achieving further successes and titles for Kuwaiti sports in upcoming events. She added that what champion Yasmin 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, emphasizing that family support is a fundamental pillar in building champions and achieving accomplishments.