Today’s competitions in the third Asian Youth Games, hosted by the Kingdom until October 31, were held under the generous patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the great King of the country, may God protect and preserve him, amid a great competitive atmosphere and high levels presented by athletes in various games, and strong and different participation of Bahraini champions in a number of individual and team sports, where results varied between great successes in mixed martial arts. And basketball.
In mixed martial arts (MMA), the Bahraini champions achieved a remarkable achievement with four players qualifying for the finals, which reflects the strength of the preparations and the high level of performance of the team. Al-Dur Alirov qualified for the final in the 60kg category, while Abdulhakim Babayev qualified for the 65kg final after his semi-final victory over the Kazakh player Amir Sirik.
Sultan Ahmed also qualified for the final in the 65 kg competition after defeating the Indonesian player Gibran Al-Farizi, while Ibragim Khalidov qualified for the 70 kg final after defeating the Kazakh Darian Mustafin.
Hopes are that the champions will continue to perform at outstanding levels in the finals, and achieve new medals that will enhance Bahrain’s record in the tournament.
In 3×3 basketball, our youth team made a strong start, achieving victory in its first match against the Indonesian national team 21/15, before achieving a landslide victory in its second match over the Kyrgyz national team 21/5.
The team presented a comprehensive performance in which it dominated the course of the game, with all the players shining and imposing its strategic style in the two matches, which reflects its readiness to face the rest of the teams in the group stage.
In the Muay Thai competitions, Bahraini player Tanishi Bhowmik recorded an important victory over Saudi player Fatima Al-Amiri, continuing her march towards the final stages and enhancing Bahrain’s chances of winning a medal.
At the beach volleyball level, the boys’ team, consisting of the duo Karar Yaqoob and Hussein Al Warqa, achieved their first victory in the competition, after defeating the Maldivian team by two games to one. The results of the rounds were 19/21, 21/12, 15/7.
The girls suffered a loss to the Mongolian team by two games to one, with the results of the games being: 21/5, 18/21, and 15/1.
In the futsal competitions, the girls’ team lost to the Iranian national team 14-0, while the boys’ national team lost its match against the Chinese national team 6-0, which confirms the difficult group challenges facing the two teams, and reflects the need for the two teams to continue working to improve performance in the upcoming matches.
As for taekwondo, the Bahraini players lost in the early rounds, with Youssef Ahmed losing to the Jordanian player Muhammad Salmi, and Youssef Qambar losing to the Jordanian Abdullah Shaheen in the 48 kg competition. Sheikha Al-Yaqoub also lost to Omani player Shehans Wahid in the under-44 kg competition, while Aisha Khaled lost to Chinese Taipei player Chen Weng in the 63 kg competition.
