KONYA: Saudi Sports Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, who is also president of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation, thanked King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for their support of the ISSF at the closing ceremony of the COVID-delayed Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 in the Turkish city of Konya on Thursday.
The ceremony was attended by the head of the Saudi mission taking part in the event, Prince Fahd bin Juluwe; Turkish Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Kasapoglu; and various heads of Islamic countries’ national Olympic committees.
Prince Abdulaziz praised the Turkish government, led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for its hosting of the event and congratulated all the winners.
Earlier, Saud Al-Bashir and Sultan Al-Zahrani on Wednesday claimed two bronze medals for Saudi Arabia in the karate competition at the event.
Al-Bashir took third place in the 60 kg division after defeating the Moroccan Osama Al-Dari 9-4, while Al-Zahrani won the bronze in the 75 kg after beating Nurkhanat Azhikanov of Kazakhstan 2-1.
