By Abdellatif Sharaa

KUWAIT: Third Gulf Games continued yesterday as Kuwait is expected to excel and win medals in shooting and of sporting activities. Kuwait grabbed one gold medal on Monday. Bahrain and Oman had outstanding performance in the opening of the Games.

Kuwait Basketball and Futsal men's teams had the best start. Kuwait secured one gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze medals (5th). Bahrain remained on top position with 6 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals; followed by Oman - 4 gold and 2 bronze and Saudi Arabia 2 gold, 2 silver and three bronze medals. Qatar so far, secured 2 gold and 2 silver while UAE grabbed 1 silver and 2 bronze medals.

Kuwait grabs gold  in 3rd Gulf Games
Kuwait grabs gold  in 3rd Gulf Games
Kuwait grabs gold  in 3rd Gulf Games

Al-Youha shines

All medals came from athletics which will be concluded on Wednesday. Kuwait men won one gold, two silver and two bronze while the women won three silver and two bronze. Runner Yaqoub Al-Youha won the gold medal (110 m hurdles) in 13.65 seconds followed by Qatar's Saeed Al-Absi (14.08 seconds) and Oman's Khalfan Al-Jaberi (15.04 seconds) respectively.

In the Javelin throw, Abdelrahaman Fawaz won the silver medal with a 66.97 meters throw. Saudi Arabia's Ali Essa won gold with a 71.15 meters throw and his compatriot Ahamad Al-Yaseen took the bronze medal with a 58.16 meters. In the long jump, Abdallah Al-Mirshed won the silver medal with 7.45 meters while Oman's Salem Al-Yaaroubi won gold with 7.58 meters. Saudi Arabia's Humoud Al-Alwani took bronze with 7.16 meters.

In the Shot-put, Mushari Suroor won bronze with 17.95 meters, while Bahrain's Abdelrahman Mahmoud won gold with 20.74 meters while Saudi Arabia's Mohammad Dawoood won silver with 20.49 meters. In the 10,000 meters, Abbas Abdelrahman won bronze (30 minutes 39 seconds and 25 tenths of a second), as Bahrain's Albert won gold (29 minutes 15 seconds and 97 tenths of a second) and his compatriot Abraham won silver with (29 minutes and 30 seconds).

In the 100 meters dash, Qatar's Tosin Ogunode won gold in 10.05 seconds followed by Saudi Arabia's Abdallah Baker (10.21 seconds). Qatar's Ammar Ibrahim won the 400 meters gold (45.76 seconds), followed by Saudi Mazen Alyaseen (45.83 seconds) and Bahrain's Abbas Ali respectively (45.96 seconds).

Women's competition

Mudahawi Al-Shammari won the silver of the 100 meters dash (in 11.52 seconds) while Oman's Mazzon Alaloub won gold (11.47 seconds) and Bahrain's Hajar Al-Khaldi won bronze (11.56 seconds). Salsabeel Al-Sayyar won silver in the Javelin throw (30.70 meters) and Aisha Al Khadher took bronze (23.70 meters) while the gold went to Oman's Hiba Al Asmi (36.40 meters). In the long jump, Maryam Hasan won the bronze medal while Bahrain's Fatima Mubarak won the gold while UAE's Latifa Al-Kaabi took silver.