2024-03-03 21:09:42
Doha (WAM)
The UAE men’s and youth teams won 4 medals, consisting of two golds and two silvers, and two individual and youth team cups, at the conclusion of the 26th Gulf Cooperation Council Championship for men and the 15th for youth under 18 years of age, which was held in the Qatari capital, Doha, and concluded its competitions yesterday, Sunday, with the participation of 40 players. From the Gulf countries. The youth team was crowned with three medals (two gold and a silver), distributed at a rate of gold for teams and gold and silver for individuals, while the men’s team was crowned with a silver medal for teams.
The youth team won the championship cup by achieving the full mark and being at the top of the team competition since the first day with a total of 450 strikes. The Omani team came in second place with 504 strikes, and the Bahraini team came third with 540 strikes. In the individual competitions, Rayyan Ahmed won first place, the competition cup, and the gold medal, after sitting at the top of the rankings, achieving 223 strokes. Muhammad Sukayk took second place with a total of 227 strokes, and won the silver medal, while the Omani player Ayman Al Busaidi won third place, achieving 238 strokes. Our national team, Rashid Al Jasmi, is fourth with a total of 255 strikes.
In the men’s competition, the UAE team won second place and the silver medal with 938 strokes, through players Ahmed Skaik, Wissam Mullani, Jonathan Selvaraj and Thomas Nesbeth, with a difference of 7 strokes from the Saudi team, which was in first place with 931 strokes and won the gold medal, while the Qatari team came third with 393 strokes. . In the men’s singles competitions, Saudi Khaled Al-Attiyah won first place with 297 strokes, Qatari Saleh Al-Kaabi came second with 301 strokes, and his compatriot Ali Al-Shahrani came third with 303 strokes. Major General “M” Abdullah Al-Sayyid Al-Hashemi, Vice President of the Golf Federation, congratulated the team’s delegation on the achievements achieved in the Gulf Championship.
He said: “I thank the players and the administrative and technical staff for the effort they made in the Gulf Championship, which culminated in the rise of the youth and men’s teams to the podiums.” He added: “The federation is working in accordance with the directives of His Excellency Sheikh Fahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi with a long-term strategic plan aimed at qualifying a new generation of male and female players, especially since the youth, junior and girls’ teams are the future of Emirati golf.”
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