Sharjah successfully brought down the curtain on the activities of the Fourth West Asian Paralympic Games, which were held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, and hosted by Al-Thiqa Club for the Disabled, during the period from January 27 to February 3 of this year.
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The fourth edition of the West Asian Paralympic Games, which was held under the generous patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, was successfully concluded, and was hosted by Al Thiqa Club for the Disabled, during the period from January 27 to February 3 of this year.
513 participants from 11 countries competed in the tournament, in addition to 454 executive committees, referees and volunteers, led by the UAE, the host country, along with Jordan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, and Yemen. They competed in 7 The main sports are: athletics, table tennis, badminton, goalball, wheelchair basketball, boccia, and power lifting.
The UAE team won the gold medal in wheelchair basketball after defeating its Iraqi counterpart in the final match with a score of 52-43, while the Saudi team won the bronze medal after defeating its Bahraini counterpart with a score of 57-42.
Iraqi goalball
The Iraqi team was able to win the gold medal in the goalball competition, after defeating the Jordanian team, 11-7, and the Saudi team won bronze after defeating its Qatari counterpart, 12-8.
Iraq wins the Doura Shield
At the conclusion of the competitions, Iraq won the shield of the Fourth West Asian Games with a large tally of 69 colored medals, 36 gold, 25 silver, and 8 bronze. The UAE came in second place in the final overall standings, with 73 colored medals, including 25 gold and 23 silver. And 25 bronze medals, and Saudi Arabia won third place with 51 colored medals, 17 gold, 23 silver, and 11 bronze.
Athletics competitions.. The UAE wins 19 gold medals
In athletics competitions, Iraq won 17 gold, 14 silver, and 7 bronze medals, while the UAE team won 19 gold, 14 silver, and 19 bronze medals, and Saudi Arabia won 11 gold, 14 silver, and 6 bronze medals.
Weightlifting competitions
In the weightlifting competitions, the UAE won 3 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze, Saudi Arabia won a bronze medal, Bahrain won a silver and a bronze medal, Jordan won a gold medal, Syria won two gold medals, and the Sultanate of Oman won a silver medal.
Ping Pong
In table tennis, Iraq won 5 golds and 3 silvers, Saudi Arabia won 3 golds, 4 silvers and 2 bronzes, Jordan won a gold and a bronze, and Syria won a silver and a bronze.
Badminton…Iraq is in the lead
In the badminton competitions, Iraq won 10 golds and a silver medal, the UAE won 4 silver medals, Saudi Arabia won 2 silvers, Bahrain won 1 silver and 6 bronzes, Jordan won 1 bronze, Syria won a silver, and Lebanon won a silver and a bronze.
Boccia competitions
Iraq won 3 gold, 6 silver and 1 bronze medals in the boccia competitions, the UAE won 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze, Saudi Arabia won 3 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze, Bahrain won 2 gold and 2 bronze, and the Sultanate of Oman won a bronze medal.
In his speech at the conclusion of the Fourth West Asian Paralympic Games – Sharjah 2024, His Excellency Dr. Tariq Sultan bin Khadim, Chairman of the Supreme Organizing Committee of the Games, extended his deepest thanks and appreciation to His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, for his generous patronage of the sporting event. Al-Kabir and his sustained support for all issues of people with disabilities in various fields, adding: While we congratulate those who won medals, we wish everyone success in the upcoming competitions. You are champions in every sense of the word. I also hope that you have liked the organization. Because those who did it were up to the responsibility and made every effort for the comfort of our guests. All thanks and appreciation go to them and to all who contributed to the success of this tournament through sponsorship, support and participation.
For his part, His Excellency Dr. Abdul Razzaq Ahmed Bani Rashid, President of the West Asia Paralympic Federation, stressed the importance of this tournament, which is the largest sporting event at the level of the countries of the West Asia region in terms of the sports included and the number of accompanying events, expressing his thanks and appreciation to the Trust Club for the Disabled for hosting it well. For this edition, we hope that this gathering will be a positive investment in enabling the spirit of harmony, interconnectedness and brotherhood among the athletes of the West Asian region.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, Dr. Tariq Sultan bin Khadem and Dr. Abdul Razzaq Ahmed Bani Rasheed honored the heads of the participating delegations and the supporting sponsors whose efforts contributed to enriching this sporting event.
Sponsors are partners in success
The course received distinguished sponsorship, as the gold sponsorship included Sharjah Islamic Bank, the Department of Sea Ports and Customs, the Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority, the Sharjah International Airport Authority, the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority, and National Paints, while the silver sponsorship included the Sharjah Asset Management Company, And Sharjah Media City “Shams”, while the bronze sponsorship included Al Marwan Contracting Company, Sharjah Insurance, and Sharjah Sports Channel, the media partner, and the list of strategic partners included the Sharjah Police General Command, Sharjah Municipality, Bee’ah Group, and the Emirates Association for the Visually Impaired.
Praise for the organization
Dr. Mansour bin Sultan Al-Tawqi, Chairman of the Omani Paralympic Committee, explained: We congratulate the government of Sharjah and the organizing committee for this gathering of West Asian countries. This tournament will be remembered with us for a long time, as it is a distinguished tournament that witnessed an honorable and strong competition, indicating that the Sultanate of Oman has achieved its goals of This tournament achieved 23 colorful medals for the existing players, and broke new records, and this group will move to the Sultanate, and we welcome our brothers to Muscat 2026, and from today we begin preparing for the new, fifth session.
In turn, Khalid Al-Hajri, President of the Saudi Sitting and Chair Games Federation, added that the fourth session of the West Asian Paralympic Games proved successful in terms of good organization and strong competitions between the participating teams and players. At the conclusion of the fourth session, he continued, “We thank the organizing committee for the good reception and cooperation with… All teams; To achieve comfort for all delegations, this is not new to Sharjah and the UAE.
For his part, Jamal Al-Alawi, head of the Syrian delegation participating in the tournament, confirmed that the organizational success was a milestone in the tournament, especially since Sharjah is accustomed to organizing such tournaments, and Sharjah had previously hosted the first edition in Khor Fakkan in 2017, and he thanked all members of the organizing committee for what they did. They made an effort with all delegations.
Dr. Dhafer Al-Ibrahimi, Vice President of the Iraqi Boccia Federation, pointed out that the fourth session in Sharjah witnessed strong competitions and showed new faces of players, especially in the game of boccia. The rest of the games also witnessed real competition between all the teams that sought to win colorful medals, and we witnessed the spirit Athleticism among all players, and this is the most important thing in the tournament, and we congratulate the Iraqi delegation for obtaining the championship shield after winning 69 colored medals in various competitions.
2024-02-03 06:30:55
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