Three gold medals for Syria in the West Asian Triathlon Championship
On December 5th, the Syrian national triathlon team won three gold medals in the West Asian Championship, which is currently being held in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, with the participation of nine countries.
Muhammad Sabbagh won the gold medal in the “elite” category, while Adnan Zaki and Alaa Abu Ammar won two gold medals in the U-24 category.
The head of the Triathlon Federation Nasser Al-Sayed explained that the results achieved by the players are good, pointing out that the Syrian flag was raised high on the podium and the national anthem was played three times.
He added that this participation comes in line with the General Sports Federation’s keenness to participate in tournaments that help our players compete and increase experience to achieve distinguished results in the upcoming competitions, especially the Asian Championship and the Asian Tournament.
O. al-Mohammad