The Bahraini teams continue their participation in the third Asian Youth Games, hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain until October 31 under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the country’s great king. Today, Tuesday, a number of competitions were held in which the Bahraini teams participated in multiple games, including handball, swimming, badminton, weightlifting, and wrestling.
The Bahrain national youth handball team was eliminated from the competition for the gold medal after losing to the Kuwaiti team with a score of (23-21), in the match that brought together the two teams at the Handball Federation Hall in Umm Al-Hasam, within the semi-finals of the tournament.
The match was strong and equal between the two sides, as the first half ended with Kuwait leading by two goals, with a score of (13-11), amid an organized defensive performance from both sides. The match was characterized by excitement and competition until the last moments, especially after our team succeeded in reducing the difference to one goal on more than one occasion. However, the loss of a number of opportunities to score at crucial times was enough to tip the balance in favor of the Kuwaiti team, which knew how to maintain its lead until the end of the match.
In the swimming competitions hosted by Isa Sports City, Bahraini male and female swimmers continued their participation in the competitions.
In the men’s 100-meter freestyle race, swimmer Ali Hussein participated in the first heat, and succeeded in achieving second place in his group with a time of 56.99 seconds, while his colleague Talal Hassan came in third place with a time of 56.02 seconds.
At the girls’ level, swimmer Lamar Hussein participated in the 100-meter freestyle race, and ranked fifth in her group with a time of 1:13.99 minutes.
In the 200-meter breaststroke race, swimmer Abdullah Mohammed finished the race in seventh place with a time of 2:48.95 minutes, while swimmer Lonar Nazal came in sixth place in the girls’ competition for the same category with a time of 3:19.95 minutes.
In the men’s 50-meter backstroke, swimmer Issa Khaled ranked fifth with a time of 29.31 seconds, and his colleague Jassim Mohammed came sixth with a time of 28.59 seconds.
At the girls level in the same race, Lamar Hussein came in third place with a time of 43.47 seconds.
In the 50 meter butterfly race, Ali Hussein came in fourth place with a time of 27.76 seconds, while Sarah Al-Qaruni came in seventh place with a time of 34.29 seconds, and Dora Orhan came in sixth place with a time of 31.57 seconds.
In the badminton competitions, the player, Sayed Hassan, lost to the Hong Kong player by two games to none in a strong and exciting match that witnessed the exchange of points between the two sides, while the player, Fatima Sayed Ehsan, lost to her Thai counterpart, Yatawimin, with the same score (0-2), despite the good performance she presented during the match.
As for weightlifting, Zainab Mahmoud finished her participation in the 53 kilogram weight in seventh place after collecting 117 points in her total attempts, once again confirming the Bahraini presence in this sport that requires high effort and great concentration.
In the sport of wrestling, the player Saud Ibrahim lost to his Tajik competitor, Amomali, in the 51-kg competition, after a strong confrontation in which the Bahraini wrestler showed a high fighting spirit, but the experience of his opponent decided the match in his favor.
