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- Omar Hossam Al-Saqqa and Lina Al-Munajim take gold in men’s and women’s archery; Hisham Abdulrahman and Alaa Jamal make all the right moves in chess
- Abdulrahman Mostafa wins men’s squash; in handball, Al-Huda clinch gold in men’s event and Al-Noor triumph in youth competition
RIYADH: The 2024 Saudi Games drew to a close on Thursday with the conclusions of the archery, chess, squash and handball competitions.
In the men’s archery event at the Riyadh Club, the gold medal went to Omar Hossam Al-Saqqa of Al-Intilaq. Abdulaziz Al-Kurbi of Al-Thuqbah and clubmate Fares Mater Al-Otaibi won silver and bronze respectively.
In the women’s competition, Lina Al-Munajim of Najd claimed the gold medal, Aisha Al-Ali of Al-Farouq grabbed the silver and Hessa Al-Suraie of Najd the bronze.
In the men’s chess, which took place in the sports hall of Al-Riyadh Club, Hisham Abdulrahman won the gold medal, Ahmed Al-Samhouri the silver and Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ruhaili the bronze. In the women’s event, Alaa Jamal grabbed gold, Hala Hassan took silver and Adeem Al-Dosari bronze.
Abdulrahman Mostafa of Al-Hilal won the gold medal in the men’s squash, while Mohammed Al-Nasfan of Al-Safa and Abdulaziz Aburwaqa of Al-Hilal earned silver and bronze respectively.
In the men’s handball competition, Al-Huda clinched gold with a 27-26 victory over Al-Khaleej in extra time in the final. Al-Safa defeated Al-Noor 36-30 in the third-place playoff to claim the bronze. In the men’s youth competition, Al-Noor defeated Al-Khaleej 33-31 in the final to win gold. Mudhar took the bronze with a 47-30 victory over Al-Wehda.