Arab Judo Championship concludes

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04-March-2023

Arab Judo Championship concludes

Doha: Qatar successfully hosted the Senior Arab Judo Championship at Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena with exciting two days of competitions over the weekend. The Championship was utilised as a test event for the World Judo Championships – Doha 2023, which will take place at the same venue from May 7-14.

Salha al-Badi secured a silver medal for Qatar in the women’s 57kg category. Other Qatari judokas in action were Mohamed Rabahi (81kg), Khalil Rabahi (81kg), Rida Almarri (100kg), Fatina Bouqehous (52kg), and Kholoud al-Kuwari (78kg). The event also attracted entrants from Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Djibouti, Bahrain, Morocco, Algeria, Iraq, Tunisia, Kuwait, Syria, and Lebanon.

The Winners
Men
-60kg: Adel Hamada (Egypt)
-66kg: Abderrahmane Boushita (Morocco)
-73kg: Houd Zourdani (Algeria)
-81kg: Askerbii Gerbekov (Bahrain)
90kg: Omar El Ramly (Egypt)
-100kg: Z Yakub (Bahrain)
+100kg: Mohamed Lili (Algeria)

Women
-48kg: Noura Salem (Egypt)
-52kg: Faiza Aissahine (Algeria)
-57kg: Soumiya Iraoui (Morocco)
-63kg: Taibi Chaimae (Morocco)
-70kg: S Bellakehal (Algeria)
-78kg: Louiza Ichallal (Algeria)
+78kg: Nermine Graoua (Algeria)