Muscat, February 07 (QNA) - The Qatari Para Sports team secured 14 coloured medals - 4 gold, 8 silver, and 2 bronze - during their participation in the 5th West Asia Para Games, currently underway in Muscat, and scheduled to conclude tomorrow.

The Games feature 612 athletes representing 11 countries from the West Asia region: Qatar, Yemen, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Bahrain, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Oman. Competitions are being held across nine sports: athletics, powerlifting, boccia, table tennis, badminton, cycling, swimming, goalball, and wheelchair basketball.

Qatar's medals were achieved as follows: Ali Radi Arshid won gold in the 200m and 400m wheelchair T34 races, silver in the 100m, and silver in the 800m. Abdulrahman Abdul Qader earned silver in javelin, silver in shot put, and bronze in discus.

Sarah Hamdi Masoud claimed silver in both javelin and discus, and bronze in shot put. Shamil Shahouf secured gold in the 50m and 100m freestyle swimming events, while Khalifa Al Mutlaq won silver in both the 50m and 100m freestyle swimming races.

Mohammed Rashid Al Kubaisi placed fourth in the 100m, 200m, and 400m wheelchair T34 races. Ten-year-old Fahad Al Kubaisi, the youngest athlete in the Games, finished fourth in both the 50m freestyle and 50m backstroke events. The Qatari goalball team also achieved fourth place in the tournament.

The Qatari delegation was headed by the Secretary General of the Qatar Para Sports Federation, Dr. Hassan Mohammed Al Ansari, and included 11 athletes along with coaches Nabil Al Muslimani (wheelchair athletics), Al Waleed Maghmoul (throwing events), Captain Martin Joseph (swimming), and Abdul Qader Khadim (goalball).

The 5th West Asia Para Games (Muscat 2026) aim to promote social inclusion and enhance sports empowerment for people with disabilities by providing a fair competitive environment that allows them to showcase their abilities and achieve accomplishments at both the sporting and humanitarian levels. (QNA)