Fay Al-Juaid of the Saudi Arabian women’s judo team has won gold at the first Arab Open Championship for the Blind at the Cairo International Stadium in Egypt.
Al-Juaid finished first in the 48kg category after beating Egyptian opponent Zahwa Mahmoud in the final on Sunday.
The competition concluded on Wednesday night, with 35 participants from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq and Kuwait taking part.
The competition for blind athletes was part of the Arab Judo Championship Open, which saw 600 judokas representing 12 Arab countries — hosts Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Yemen, Libya and Morocco — take part.—AN
