Qatar sign off with three more medals in Riyadh

Riyadh: Team Qatar concluded its participation in the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, with another silver medal and two bronze medals yesterda...

Riyadh: Team Qatar concluded its participation in the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, with another silver medal and two bronze medals yesterday.

Qatar’s fencing team clinched the silver medal in the men’s foil team event, while the national handball team added a new bronze to its rich record of achievements. In athletics, Abubaker Haydar claimed the bronze medal in the men’s 800m race.

These three medals raised Team Qatar’s final tally at the Games to 11 medals: 3 gold, 3 silver, and 5 bronze.

Qatar’s fencing team earned a silver medal in the men’s team foil.

Qatar’s fencing team - consisting of Khalid Al-Yafei, Adham Al-Deeb, and Abdullah Khalifa - earned the silver medal in the men’s team foil after a narrow loss in the final against Uzbekistan, 43-45.