Al Muharraq Club spikers shine

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Al Muharraq Club spikers shine
Volleyball action during the Arab Women Sports Tournament hosted by Sharjah. - Supplied photo

Sharjah - The all-Emirati Al Wasl Club came second with a score of seven points, followed by Sharjah Ladies Club, which scored six points, sharing the same place with Lebanon's Al Qalamoon Club.

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Published: Wed 10 Feb 2016, 4:56 PM

Last updated: Fri 19 Feb 2016, 2:52 PM

Bahrain's Al Muharraq Club's volleyball team topped its group in the third Arab Women Sports Tournament (AWST 2016) hosted by Sharjah.
The all-Emirati Al Wasl Club came second with a score of seven points, followed by Sharjah Ladies Club, which scored six points, sharing the same place with Lebanon's Al Qalamoon Club.
The shooting competitions saw Bahrain collect a gold medal in the 10m air rifle competition as Safa Khalifa scored consistently, while Kuwaiti Mariam Al Marzouqi clinched the silver medal. Emirati Sumaya Al Marzouqi bagged the bronze.
In the 10m pistol shooting competition, Bahraini Mouza Ali won gold and compatriot Ayesha Al Buraiki won silver with Emirati Wafa Al Ali finishing in bronze spot.
Bahrain bagged another gold medal in the group 10m air pistol competitions while the Emirati team clinched the silver and the Kuwaiti, the bronze. In 25m air pistol competitions, Tunisian Olpha Sharni clinched the gold medal, as the silver medal went to Bahraini Mouza Ali, and her compatriot Mariam Al Ghurair won the bronze. In 10m air rifle, Kuwai team bagged the gold medal, while Bahraini clinched silver.
In the archery finals, Bahrain came first with a score of seven medals; three gold, three silver and one bronze, while Kuwait came in the second place with three medals, one gold, one silver and one bronze. Tunisia finished third with a gold medal, and the UAE came in the fourth place with four medals - one silver and three bronzes.
In basketball, Sharjah Ladies Club won 86-61 against UAE's Bani Yas Club, while Bahrain's Al Najma Club defeated the Jordanian Olympic squad 72-67.
In the double table tennis game, Qatar won the competition after Aya Majdi and Maha Abdul Redha defeated the Lebanese players - Marianna Sahagian and Tevin Moumjoghlian 3-0 in the final.
In fencing, the UAE's Hamda Al Qubaisi won the title after defeating her compatriot Shahd Ahmed Khuram.


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