RIYADH: A new youth category featuring 12 sports has been added to the upcoming Saudi Games, organizers have revealed.
The competition gets underway next week and will run from Nov. 26 to Dec. 10.
The Saudi Youth Games will see the Kingdom’s under-18s compete in a range of sports including boy’s 3x3 basketball, boy’s and girl’s table tennis, boy’s gymnastics, boy’s and girl’s judo, boy’s and girl’s 100-meter hurdles, and 400-meter hurdles for boys.
Boxing, fencing, kumite, taekwondo, and swimming events will also feature.
Gold medallists will receive prizes of SR100,000 ($26,663), with silver winners being awarded SR50,000, and bronze SR25,000.
Organizers added that winnings would be supplemented with monetary support for future athletic careers.
