Kuwaits trio add to the dazzle in the pool

ABU DHABI // Kuwait continued to pile on the gold medals at the 19th Gulf Swimming Championships at the Al Jazira Club indoor pool. Abdulla Ali, Abdulrahman Fahad al Bader and Mohammed Saleh al Kindri grabbed the first three events on day three yesterday to take Kuwaits tally to nine golds who were followed Saudi Arabia with only two golds.

Abdulla Ali took the 50metre back stroke ahead of the UAEs representative at the Beijing Olympics, Obaid Ahmed Obaid, and Mohammed Abdulla Al Ghafri to give Kuwait the first of the three golds. Obaid was beaten for the second time after going down to Saudi Arabian Bader al Mahana in the 100m butterfly. The Emirati finished last in the 100m heats at the Olympics, but was expected to shoulder the countrys gold prospect in the lesser competitive championship.

Meanwhile Bader bagged the mens 200m breast stroke from his brother Ahmed Fahad with Sufiyan Yousef of Bahrain, a long way back in third. And Kindri won the 200m medley for Under 10 from Ali al Sadiq of Saudi Arabia and Omani Abdulrahman Yahya al Kelaidi. Rest of the results: 50m freestyle: Mohammed Madwa (Kuw) 23.25secs. 2. Omar Jassim (Bah) 24.4; 3. Ahmed Khalfan Jahori 24.47. 100m breaststroke: 1. Abdulla Fahad (Kuw) 1.05.74; 2. Osama Al Areej (Qat) 1.08.27; 3. Ahmed Fahd (Kuw) 1.10.60. 100m butterfly: 1. Bader Al Mahana (KSA) 55.88; 2. Obaid al Obaid 56.95; 3. Dawoon Mohammed (Kuw) 57.49. 200m backstroke: 1. Abdulla Ali (Kuw) 2.07.51; 2. Yousuf al Yousuf (KSA) 2.10.03; 3. Ali Saeed Subait 2. 21.43; 200m freestyle: 1. Mohammed Madwa (Kuw) 1.58.99; 2. Suleiman al Hamood (Kuw) 2.03.73; 3. Faisal Al Jassimi 2.05.35. 4x100m medley: 1. Kuwait 3.55.57; 2. UAE 4.05.87; 3. Qatar 4.13.28. 800m freestyle: 1. Marzouk al Salim (Kuw); 8.38.57; 2. Abdulla Fahad (Kuw) 9.12.20; 3. Khalid al Kulaibi (Oma) 9.16.64.

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