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UAE rise to 6th place with 18 medals, retain Arab lead at Asian Youth Games

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October 28, 2025

In a milestone debut for the sport at the Asian Youth Games, the UAE camel-racing team secured four medals claiming two golds and two silvers in the boys' and girls' events

UAE rise to 6th place with 18 medals, retain Arab lead at Asian Youth Games

The UAE has raised its medal tally to 18 at the 3rd Asian Youth Games, currently being held in the Kingdom of Bahrain until Oct. 3, with more than 5,000 young athletes from 45 nations participating. The UAE is represented in 19 sports disciplines at the Games.

In the boys’ competition, Mohammed Omair Al Rashdi captured the gold medal for the UAE, while teammate Khalifa Suhail Al Ghafli took silver. Wasmi Al Balwi of Saudi Arabia claimed bronze.

In the girls’ division, Latifa Mohammed Al Ashkhari won gold for the UAE, with Aisha Abdullah Al Saadi earning silver, and Eman Salem of Yemen taking bronze.

Show jumper Saleh Al Kharbi added another medal to the UAE's tally after clinching bronze in the individual show jumping event yesterday evening. Malaysia's Jamal Al-Lail Princess Sharifah Aryel Boudriah won the gold medal, while Iraq's Mohammed Hammam Harith secured silver.

National swimmer Hussain Shawqi also earned a bronze medal in the men's 50 m freestyle, clocking 23.43 seconds after qualifying for the final with one of the three fastest times out of seven heats.

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