AMMAN: Kuwait disabled team on Wednesday obtained nine different medals in the second West Asian Para Games currently hosted by Jordan. The medals were two gold, four silver and three bronze in volleyball and athletics games. In the volleyball game, Nizar Ramadan and Yaqoub Al-Qasem won a gold medal and a bronze medal respectively.
Athletes Abdullah Al-Saleh and Hamad Haji won two gold medals, and Faisal Sorour had a silver in the discus throw contest. Meanwhile, Mohammed Mijbil and Bassma Nijm had silver in the scepter and javelin competitions respectively. In 100-m race, Abdullah Al-Enzi and Abdullah Ahmad won two bronze medals.

In a statement to KUNA, Shafi Al-Hajri, head of the Kuwaiti delegation to the event and Paralympic Committee, lauded the results, hoping national athletes would grab more medals in the remaining competitions. He stressed the importance of these games to help Kuwaiti athletes qualify for the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships to be held in Dubai next November.

Kuwait basketball team are set to meet Iraq next Thursday, the results will determine which one will cruise into the semi-final game. Teams of Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Oman, Qatar, Yemen, UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are partaking in the tournament which includes several games. A total of 700 athletes from 12 countries are partaking in the second West Asian Para Games. - KUNA