Disappointing day for Bahrain

BAHRAINI sailors began poorly in the first GCC Regatta Championship being held at the Kuwait Maritime Sports Association.

It was a disappointing day for Bahrain as none of the 13 Bahrainis, competing in four different classes, were able to claim victories in the three-day championship which also features participants from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE and host country Kuwait.

Bahrain's best result was achieved by Ebrahim Abdulla in the laser standard section where he came second to host country's Adel Khalid of Kuwait who is presently leading in this class.

Coming third in yesterday's race was Nayef Al Hadda, also of Kuwait, while Bahrain's other representative and Abdulrahman's younger brother Ebrahim was fourth.

Other results include an eighth-place finish by Ahmed Abdulaziz in the laser radial class, Omar Abdulaziz took third place in the laser 4.7 behind winner Saeed Salem of Kuwait and Qatari Fares Al Bakri who came second.

Ebrahim Shuwaiter was the fastest among Bahrainis in the first race of the optimist junior class where he finished fourth.

The remaining sailors from Bahrain were Ebrahim Daij who took sixth place, Omar Hazeem was 10th while Jassim Shuwaiter, the younger brother of Ebrahim, could only finish 13th.

The technical meeting was held earlier yesterday during which the organising committee members briefed teams representatives on the tournament rules and regulations.

The opening ceremony was held under the patronage of social affairs Minister Dr Mohammed Al Affasi who welcomed the delegations and thanked them for taking part in the championship.

Source:gulf-daily-news.com/