More medal success for Saudi on Day 2 of GCC Games

Saudi’s Atallah Al-Anzi claimed a gold medal in the shooting competition at the GCC Games in Kuwait. (SOPC)
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Updated 17 May 2022
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More medal success for Saudi on Day 2 of GCC Games

  • Day of action resulted in podium finishes in athletics, swimming and shooting

The second day of the GCC Games taking place in Kuwait proved fruitful for the Saudi contingent with several more podium finishes in the athletics, swimming and shooting categories.

Saudi sprinter Mohammed Al-Maawi took silver medal in the 400 meter hurdles competition with a time of 50.6 seconds, while his colleague Moadh Al-Saad came in third place with a time of 53.34 seconds to secure the bronze.

On another day of fine results for Saudi’s athletes, Hassan Doshi claimed a gold medal in the triple jump competition with a distance of 16 meters, while teammate Mohammed Al-Yami came in fourth place with a distance of 14.61 meters.

Meanwhile, Osama Al-Aqili won the bronze medal in the discus with a throw of 51.97 meters.

The Saudi women’s 4×100 relay team missed out on a medal after finishing fourth in the final with a time of 53.52 seconds.

In the 10 meter Air Pistol competition, Saudi’s Atallah Al-Anzi snatched the gold medal at the Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex, and that was followed with silver for Abdul Aziz Al-Anzi in the 50 meter Rifle category.

In the men’s swimming competitions, Ahmed Al-Hashem took bronze in the 1500 meter freestyle, while the Saudi team came third place in the 4x100m medley relay race, securing bronze medals for Al-Hashem, Mohammed Al-Muhr, Youssef Buarish and Ali Al-Issa.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Saudi Arabian men’s basketball team went down 67-63 to the United Arab Emirates.


Crystal Palace get rematch with Cypriots Larnaca in Conference League

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Crystal Palace get rematch with Cypriots Larnaca in Conference League

  • Last year’s FA Cup winners Palace lost 1-0 at home to Larnaca in October on the way to finishing 10th in the 36-team league phase
  • This season’s Conference League final will be played in the German city of Leipzig

PARIS: Crystal Palace will have the chance to avenge their shock defeat by AEK Larnaca earlier this season after being drawn on Friday to play the Cypriot side again in the last 16 of the UEFA Conference League.
Last year’s FA Cup winners Palace lost 1-0 at home to Larnaca in October on the way to finishing 10th in the 36-team league phase.
Palace defeated Bosnian side Zrinjski Mostar in the knockout phase play-offs to reach the last 16, and a win over two legs against the club who currently sit third in the Cypriot league could mean a heavyweight quarter-final against Fiorentina.
The Serie A side, runners-up in the Conference League in 2023 and 2024, must first get the better of Polish side Rakow Czestochowa, who finished second in the league phase behind Strasbourg. The French club will play Rijeka of Croatia in the last 16.
If Palace reach the semifinals, they will play one of Poland’s Lech Poznan, Shakhtar Donetsk, AZ Alkmaar or Sparta Prague.
This season’s Conference League final will be played in the German city of Leipzig on Wednesday, May 27.

Conference League last 16 draw
Lech Poznan (POL) v Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
AZ Alkmaar (NED) v Sparta Prague (CZE)
Crystal Palace (ENG) v AEK Larnaca (CYP)
Fiorentina (ITA) v Rakow Czestochowa (POL)
Samsunspor (TUR) v Rayo Vallecano (ESP)
Celje (SLO) v AEK Athens (GRE)
Sigma Olomouc (CZE) v Mainz (GER)
Rijeka (CRO) v Strasbourg (FRA)

- First legs to be played March 12, second legs March 19

Quarter-finals
Lech Poznan/Shakhtar Donetsk v AZ Alkmaar/Sparta Prague
Crystal Palace/AEK Larnaca v Fiorentina/Rakow
Samsunspor/Rayo Vallecano v Celje/AEK Athens
Sigma Olomouc/Mainz v Rijeka/Strasbourg
- First legs April 9, second legs April 16

Semi-finals
Lech Poznan/Shakhtar/AZ Alkmaar/Sparta Prague v Crystal Palace/AEK Larnaca/Fiorentina/Rakow
Samsunspor/Rayo Vallecano/Celje/AEK Athens v Sigma Olomouc/Mainz/Rijeka/Strasbourg
- First legs April 30, second legs May 7.