DUBAI: The International Weightlifting Federation has confirmed the qualification of Mahmoud Al-Ahmeed, the Saudi weightlifter, to the Olympic Games in Tokyo after he topped its Asian classification in the 73 kg category, Arabic sports daily Arriyadiyah reported.
Al-Ahmeed is the seventh individual Saudi to qualify to Tokyo 2020, alongside the Under-23 national football team.
The others are Youssef Bouarish (swimming), Ali Khadrawi (table tennis), Husein Alireza (rowing), Saeed Al-Mutairi (shooting), Tarek Hamdi (karate), and Sulaiman Hamad (judo).
Meanwhile, in the Paralympic Games, Abdel-Rahman Al-Qurashi, Fahad Al-Junaidel, Ali Al-Nakhli, Hassan Doshi, Sarah Al-Jumaah, and Al-Hanouf Abu Hamed all qualified in athletics events, while Maryam Al-Muraisel will compete in table tennis, and Ahmed Al-Sharbatly in the equestrian section.
The Kingdom’s football team returned to Saudi Arabia after their fourth training camp in Marbella, Spain to take part in an indoor program in preparation for the Olympics, in which the side will face Brazil, Germany and the Ivory Coast in Group D of the men’s tournament.
Saudi weightlifter Mahmoud Al-Ahmeed confirms qualification to Tokyo Olympics
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Saudi weightlifter Mahmoud Al-Ahmeed confirms qualification to Tokyo Olympics
- Al-Ahmeed, who will compete in the 73 kg division, becomes the seventh Saudi individual to qualify for Tokyo
Al-Hilal win to cut Al-Nassr’s lead at the top to two points
- Reigning champions Al- Ittihad beat Neom 3-1 to end the year on a high after difficult title defence
- Leaders dropped their first points of the season on Tuesday after a 2-2 draw against Ettifaq
RIYADH: Al-Hilal have closed the gap on leaders Al-Nassr lead at the top of the Saudi Pro League table to two points after beating Al-Khollod 3-1 on New Year’s Eve.
The win saw Al-Hilal leapfrog Al-Taawoun into second place they now have 29 points from 11 matches, just two behind Al-Nassr, who on Tuesday dropped their first points of the season after a 2-2 draw with Ettifaq.
Al-Hilal took the lead through Sergei Milinkovic-Savic after 45 minutes there was still enough stoppage time for Ramiro Enrique to equalize form the penalty spot. Two second half goals from Theo Hernandez secured a vital three points for Al-Hila.
Earlier in the day reigning SPL champions Al-Itttihad beat hosts Neom 3-1 to go fifth in the table and end the year on n relative high after a difficult defence of their title so far in this campaign.
Roger Fernandes opened the scoring on 14 minutes from Steven Bergwijn’s assist, but Said Benrahma equalized 13 minutes later for teams to go into the break on equal terms.
Second half goals by Bergwijn and Ahmed Al-Ghamdi secured a morale-boosting win for Al-Ittihad.
In Wednesday’s other match, Al-Qadsiah beat hosts Al-Shabab 3-2 to stay fifth in the table.
