Jibreen bags silver in Kuwait – The Peninsula

Jibreen bags silver in Kuwait – The Peninsula

Qatar’s Ahmed Jibreen (left) won the silver medal in the shot put competition at the Asian Youth Athletics Championships, which began in Kuwait yesterday. The gold went to India’s Akash Yadav, while his compatriot Siddharth Choudhary took home bronze.

Held for the first time in 2015, this is the fourth edition of the Asian Youth Athletics Championships. The championships, which will conclude on October 16, has brought together 30 nations.

Besides hosts Kuwait and Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Yemen, Iraq, Iran, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Brunei, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Nepal, Maldives, Philippines, Singapore, Tajikistan and Vietnam are taking part in the event.