During Saturday’s athletics competitionsat the Arab Women Sports Tournament (AWST) 2020, sportswomen brought great power and perseverance to the track and field in their quest for glory. The day’s contests included long jump, hammer throw, and sprint contests in the 100m, 400m, 1,500m and 5,000m categories, as well as 100m hurdle races.UAE’s female athletes have proved their mettle, securing podium positions in the long jump, hammer throw and 400m sprint contests.
Long jump
Sharjah Women’s Sports Club’s athlete Latifa Al Kaabi landed on top with a sensational jump covering a horizontal distance of 5.24m. Only 0.2m short was Kuwaiti Al Fatat Sports Club’s Mariam Kathem, who clinched silver, followed by second runner-up, long jumper Mona Jihad who represented Bahrain’s Al Ahli Club.
Hammer throw
Omani athletes dominated this category with gold and bronze wins. Topping the leaderboard with a 47.11m throwwas Hana Saed Al Toqeyah from Al Bashair Club, while teammate Duha Hamad Al Sanaweyehfinished in third place with her 37.19m throw. The UAE’s Wedad Ibrahim from Sharjah Women’s Sports Clubsecured her place on the podium too, with a silver-winning 43.44m throw.
400m sprint
Bahraini athletes continued Al Ahli Club’s winning streak at AWST 2020 with Eman Issa Jasem reaching the finish line in a spectacular 56:8 seconds and securing gold for her country. Teammate Salha Jasem finished second clocking 1:05:6 on the stopwatch. Just three fractions of a second behind the runner-up was Emirati sprinter, Buthaina Al Suwaidi who covered the 400m track in 1:05:9 minutes.
5,000m
The 5,000m category was also dominated by Bahrain. Al Ahli Club’sPonitoEdawfinished first, clocking an unbeaten 16:54:3 minutes.Raghad Khaled Al Salmani from Saudi Arabia’s Princess Nora University Club crossed the finish line after, covering the 5km track in 30:23:4 minutes.
1,500m
Bahraini athletes ended their participation in athletics competitions on Saturday by winning gold and silver medals in the 1,500m category. Marta Hermato 4:22:8-minute time recorded a gold finish,and Manal Al Bahrawi finished second with a 4:47:6-minute finish. Amal Al Romi fromKuwait’s Al Fatat Sports Club was a close third, finishing the race in 4:49:9 minutes.
100m hurdle
Kuwaiti athlete Dai Al Malaa shined in the 100m hurdle, scooping gold as she crossed the finish line in exactly 20 seconds. The silver medal was eon by Saudi Arabia’s Noura Al Haji from Princess Noura University Sports Club, who finished in 23.9seconds.The tournament organised by Sharjah Women’s Sports concludes on February 12.