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BILISI: The disabled weightlifting team with officials.
BILISI: The disabled weightlifting team with officials.

Kuwait’s disabled weightlifting team wins gold, silver

TBILISI: The Disabled Weightlifting team participated in the World Cup held in Tbilisi, Georgia, headed by Ibrahim Al-Mashaan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Sports Club for the Disabled, the team manager, Adel Al-Rajeeb, Chairman of the Paralympic Weightlifting Committee, Ashwaq Al-Attar, administrator, coach Mohammed Al-Dosari, and players Faisal Al Dosari and Mona Al-Shatti.

Mona Al-Shatti won the gold medal in the 55-kilogram weight class and Faisal Al-Dosari won the silver medal in the 54-kilogram weight class.

Faisal Al-Dosari won the silver medal with a weight of 54 kilograms.

We dedicate this victory to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Minister of Information and Culture, Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi, Acting Director General of the Public Authority for Sport Bashar Abdullah, Honorary President of the Paralympic Committee Sheikha Sheikha Al-Abdullah, members of the Kuwait Paralympic Committee and the Kuwaiti people.

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