The Qatar Paralympic team has scripted history by winning 12 medals, including five gold, at the Middle East and North Africa Special Games in Abu Dhabi. The three-day event finished yesterday with 35 countries in the region vying for honours in a wide range of sports. Faisal al-Marri and Jaralla Dharman won gold medals in bowling, while the other gold medals were claimed by Salma Hammad (girls shot put), Hamad al-Jaber and Mohamed Mahmoud (weightlifting). Member of Qatar’s Paralympic Committee board Mohamed al-Dosari praised the team for their achievements and thanked HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Qatar Olympic Committee President HE Sheikh Joaan al-Thani for their support for sportsmen and women with special needs. “This is a tremendous achievement for us because almost 650 athletes took part in the event,” he said.
The Qatar Paralympic team has scripted history by winning 12 medals, including five gold, at the Middle East and North Africa Special Games in Abu Dhabi. The three-day event finished yesterday with 35 countries in the region vying for honours in a wide range of sports. Faisal al-Marri and Jaralla Dharman won gold medals in bowling, while the other gold medals were claimed by Salma Hammad (girls shot put), Hamad al-Jaber and Mohamed Mahmoud (weightlifting). Member of Qatar’s Paralympic Committee board Mohamed al-Dosari praised the team for their achievements and thanked HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Qatar Olympic Committee President HE Sheikh Joaan al-Thani for their support for sportsmen and women with special needs. “This is a tremendous achievement for us because almost 650 athletes took part in the event,” he said.