Morocco, Emirates, Kuwait, winners of Arab school Athletics games

Morocco won its 1st gold medal in Athletics at the 12th Arab school games currently held in Morocco with the participation of twelve Arab countries.

The Gold medal was brought by young runner Zouheir Zaouia in the 1500 m race. The silver was captured by Jasem Ali Mohamed from the United Arab Emirates while the Bronze was bagged by another Moroccan athlete Tarek Saaidi.

In the Javelin, Moroccan Mustafa Taha finished 2nd behind Kuwaiti Said while the 3rd place went to another Kuwati Mohamed Hassan.

In the Shotpot, Ahmed Abdellah Hassan of Kuwait captured gold while Moroccan Hicham Ait Aha won Silver. The bronze was grabbed by Tunisian Mohamed Mouadab.

In the Women's high jump, Tunisians Hanane Khalil and Samah Darid obtained respectively gold and silver while Algeria Naima Benthara got Bronze.

Twelve Arab countries are taking part in the games to close doors this Sept.15. These are Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Libya, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Kuwait, Jordan, Yemen, Sudan in addition to Morocco, the host country.

The games includes competitions in soccer, athletics and basket-ball.