Qatar’s team made it to the medal table with a strong performance at the 3rd Gulf Beach Games in Muscat, Oman, on Tuesday. The country won one gold and one silver.
Al Atba won gold in the individual lance event in the tent pegging category. Al Atba won silver, beating competitors from Saudi Arabia and the host country. Al Atba won silver, beating Saudi rider Hussein Al Asiri. Oman’s Hamad Al Riyami won bronze.
Overjoyed with his victory, Al Atba thanked the Qatar Equestrian Federation for its support and thorough preparation. He expressed optimism that he will achieve more podium finishes in the upcoming sword and hanging events as the tent pegging competitions continue over the next two days.
Qatar’s Beach Volleyball Team 1, featuring Olympians Sherif Younus and Ahmed Tijan, advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Kuwait Team 2 in straight sets (21-8, 21-5). The pair, who finished first in Group 1, will next face Saudi Arabia Team 2. Earlier, they also won against Oman Team 3.
Qatar is represented at the Gulf Beach Games by 18 athletes in five disciplines: beach volleyball, athletics, sailing, open water swimming, equestrian and tent pegging.
The Gulf Beach Games, first held in Bahrain in 2010 and then in Doha in 2015, feature more than 300 athletes from six Gulf countries. The current edition runs until Friday in Muscat.
