The UAE youth team covered 45.5 kilometres in 58:30 to win its team time trial at the Arab Cycling Championships in Syria. At the time of the report, the UAE had eight medals: four golds and four silvers.
Three medals from two events
Syria hosted the Arab Cycling Championships for the first time in about 19 years, with national teams from 13 Arab countries taking part.
Saif Al Ghawy took silver in the youth individual event with a time of 26:17.409. Bahrain's Abdulaziz Al Hamri won in 25:33.607. Syria's Muhammad Ghassan Qadmani placed third in 27:01.951, Al Bilad Press reported. Al Ghawy had also earned an earlier podium finish in the individual time trial.
Eight medals across the campaign
SANA reported that Falah Al Nuaimi won the cadet individual time trial for the UAE. Tunisia's Amna Malek won the women's junior event, while Bahrain's Abdulaziz Al Hamri took the men's junior race.
Dr Yasser Al Dokhi, president of the Arab Cycling Federation, presented the awards with Dato Amarjit Singh Gill, president of the Asian Cycling Confederation, in attendance. Sharjah also claimed second and third at the Shanghai Grand Prix.
Emirates News Agency, or WAM, reported on October 6 that competition was continuing in Latakia and was expected to conclude on October 13. An earlier schedule published by SANA listed road races for October 10, leaving the two sources with different end dates.
