Lebanon won 15 medals (five gold, five silver and five bronze) at the eighth regional games of the «Special Olympics International», held in Cairo under the patronage of the Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, with the participation of 1,025 male and female players from 14 countries.
Here are the medal winners:
] Gold:
- Ahmad Joumaa and Reem Chehabeddine (athletics), 100m:
- Zeinab Mohieddine (badminton).
- Georges Boutros (bowling).
- Amal Zalghout (table tennis).
] Silver:
- Fatima Kaaoun, 100m.
- Samir Al-Sharif (badminton).
- Hani Daw and Mahmoud Jalloul (cycling 5 km).
- Ali Fatouni (table tennis).
] Bronze:
- Ghiath Al-Khalil and Amer Al-Moqaddah (boccia).
- Sabah Kneiyo (50m and 100m swimming), and Sara Khalifeh (50m freestyle swimming).
The general technical supervisor of the championship and director of sport and competitions for the Middle East and North Africa region at the «Special Olympics Special Olympics International» Mohammad Nasser praised the Lebanese participation and its reaping of distinguished results, and stressed the importance of developing the capacities of people with special needs, who raise Lebanon's name high with their accomplishments and their winning of gold, silver and bronze medals in international forums.
