HANGZHOU, China: Saudi Arabia’s 18-year-old jiu-jtsu fighter Omar Nada on Saturday won a bronze medal in the under-85 kg weight category at the 19th Asian Games in Hanbgzhou.
The youngest athlete to represent the Kingdom’s delegation, Nada defeated his Kyrgyz contender Abdulrahman Hajj to win the bronze and become the youngest winner in the history of Saudi Arabia’s participation in the Asian Games, a media statement said.
His victory increased Saudi Arabia’s medal tally to 10 — four gold, two silver and four bronze — in the event that concludes tomorrow.
In the karate competitions, Fajr Al-Nashri was eliminated following his defeat to Jordan’s Mohammed Al-Jaffar, in the round of 16 in the 84 kg weight category, with a score of 1-5.
During the Kingdom’s participation in the Asian Games, the Green Falcons have collected a total of 71 medals (29 gold, 15 silver, 27 bronze), since the Bangkok games in 1978.
The Kingdom won a single bronze medal in New Delhi 1982, a single silver medal in Seoul 1986, one bronze medal in Beijing 1990, and nine medals in Hiroshima 1994 (one gold, three silver, five bronze).
Saudi athletes also won nine medals in Busan in 2002 (seven gold, one silver, one bronze), 14 medals in Doha in 2006 (eight gold, six bronze), 13 medals in Guangzhou in 2010 (five gold, three silver, five bronze), seven medals in Incheon in 2014 (three gold, three silver, one bronze), six medals in Jakarta in 2018 (one gold, two silver, three bronze), and ten medals in Hangzhou in 2022 (four gold, two silver, four bronze).
Saudi Arabia’s medal tally upped to 10 in Asian Games
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Saudi Arabia’s medal tally upped to 10 in Asian Games
- The youngest athlete to represent the Kingdom’s delegation, Omar Nada, defeated his Kyrgyz contender to win the bronze.
- 18-year-old Nada has become the youngest winner in the history of Saudi Arabia’s participation in Asian Games.
Rhodes leads after second round of PIF Saudi Ladies International
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RIYADH: England’s Mimi Rhodes backed up a stellar opening in round two of the PIF Saudi Ladies International at Riyadh Golf Club, moving into an outright lead and fending off advances from South Africa’s Casandra Alexander and Chizzy Iwai of Japan.
The 24-year-old, who was the Ladies European Tour’s 2025 Rookie of the Year, posted a score of 69 to move to an overall total of 11-under-par to lead by one.
Another former LET Rookie of the Year, Spain’s Carlota Ciganda, who now has 12 professional wins, sits one shot further back in tied fourth alongside Japan’s Rio Takeda. Eight players are tied for sixth and England’s Charley Hull lies four back from her compatriot alongside past champion Patty Tavatanakit.
Reflecting on her mindset, and how she has approached the week so far, Rhodes said: “Honestly, I was so excited. Having two months off competitive golf, it’s so long, but I just got back into the swing of things.
“Holing putts is my main goal out there and having the greens rolling really nicely is definitely an advantage for that. I’m just taking it chilled out there and being patient.
“I wasn’t putting too much pressure on myself, but obviously it’s a big event, one of the PIF Global Series, so I wanted to do well, and start with a cut made. I’ve done more than that. I think I can be proud of myself and now (I will) just see what happens. I’m happy.”
The second day of the event highlighted Golf Saudi’s investment in the future of women’s sport with the WiMENA (Women in Middle East and North Africa) panels, which included pioneering Saudi athletes such as Kariman Abuljadayel, the trailblazing sprinter who set a Guinness World Record for the 10 km open water row. Joining her were Razan Al-Ajmi, Saudi Arabia's first female skydiver, members of the Saudi national rugby team and other prominent Olympians and sports figures.
Ameera Marghalani, a pioneering female Saudi rugby national team member, said: “I want to see the support for sports grow exponentially across the country.
“My vision is to see more young girls and women joining the sporting community, not just in major cities but across every corner of Saudi Arabia.”
