Bahrain ready to shine at Paris Olympics

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune - www.newsofbahrain.com

Bahrain is gearing up to make a significant impact on the global stage at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

With a strong delegation of athletes competing across various sports, the Kingdom’s team is poised to demonstrate its sporting prowess and dedication to excellence.

Swimmers Saud Ghali and Amani Al Obaidli carried the Kingdom’s flag during yesterday’s parade of participating countries at the opening ceremony.

Bahrain is sending a delegation of 14 athletes to the Paris Olympics, consisting of eight females and six males.

The athletics team features eight runners, namely Birhanu Balew (5,000 and 10,000 meters), Salwa Eid Nasser (400 meters), Oluwakemi Adekoya (400 meters hurdles), Winfred Yavi (3,000 meters steeplechase), Nelly Jepkosgei (800 meters), Eunice Chumba (marathon), Rose Chelimo (marathon), and Tigist Gashaw (marathon).

Bahrain will also have representation in weightlifting with Gor Minasyan competing in the over 102kg category and Lesman Paredes Montano in the under 102kg category.

The swimming team includes Saud Ghali, who will participate in the 200-meter breaststroke, and Amani Al Obaidli, who will compete in the 100-meter backstroke.

In judo, Askerbey Jerbekoff will represent Bahrain in the under 81kg weight class, while Ahmed Tajeddin will compete in wrestling in the under 97kg weight category.

For the record, Bahrain is taking part for the eleventh time in the Summer Olympic Games, which started in 1979.

Bahrain made its Olympic debut at the 1984 Los Angeles Games and has participated in every edition since, including the most recent one in Tokyo 2020.

The Kingdom won a total of four medals during its participation in the most recent Olympic Games, winning two golds and two silvers.

Runner Maryam Jamal made history as the first Bahraini and the first woman from the GCC to win an Olympic medal for the Kingdom by clinching gold in the 1500-meter race.