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Qatar squash team returns with rich haul of medals at Gulf Championship

Published: 02 Nov 2021 - 08:23 am | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 08:24 am
Qatar squash team players and officials pose for a photograph upon their arrival in Doha.

Qatar squash team players and officials pose for a photograph upon their arrival in Doha.

The Peninsula / QNA

Doha: Qatar squash team returned to Doha after their successful participation in the Gulf Squash Championship in Kuwait where they won nine medals (one gold, three silver and five bronze).

The Qatar U-17 team emerged champions in their age category while U-19 and the men's team bagged two silver medals. 

The U-15 team won the third place in their age group and claimed the bronze. In the individual competitions, Salem Al Maliki  won the silver medal for the youth category (U-19) and went on to add a bronze medal to his tally when he came third in the junior category (U-17).

Abdullah Khalifa won the third place and the bronze medal in the junior individual category (U-17).

As for the boys’ individual category for U-15  age group, Khaled Al Hammadi won the bronze medal while Sayed Azlan won the bronze medal in the men’s category.

The touring delegation also included Abd Al Rahman Al Maliki, Ahmed Al Tamimi, Hamad Al Amri, Youssef Al Maliki, Muhammad Al Amiri, Ali Al Darwish and Nasser Al Sharshani