By Abdellatif Sharaa

KUWAIT:  Kuwaiti fencer Abdulaziz Al-Shatti won the gold medal of the Epee style on Monday, to raise his country's tally of medals to 87 in the 3rd Gulf Games. These include 32 gold medals, 24 silver and 31 bronze. Bahrain took the second position with 59 medals, including 20 gold, 21 silver and 18 bronze. The UAE was third with 46 medals (18 gold, 16 silver and 12 bronze). Qatar came fourth with 49 medals (14 gold, 20 silver and 15 bronze). Saudi Arabia was ranked fifth with 59 medals (12 gold, 19 silver and 28 bronze), while Oman came last with 32 medals (12 gold, five silver and 15 bronze).

The tournament which was hosted in Kuwait (since May 16th) ended on Tuesday. Kuwait fencers contributed to deciding the standings by claiming gold in the events. Meanwhile Kuwait honored its guests as the media committee official Sattam Al-Sahly honored heads and members of media delegations and thanked them for contributing to the success of the Gulf Games. Deputy Chairman of the Teams Committee at the Kuwait Fencing Association Ibrahim Al-Bisaily lauded Kuwait's players' performance.

Head of the Saudi Tennis Federation Araeej Hamid Al-Mutabagani was impressed with the organization of the games in general and tennis in particular. She said, "it is not strange for Kuwait to succeed in hosting various games as everything went on smoothly." She said Gulf's tennis game needs to increase the number of tournaments as this will give boost the players and coaches.