Kuwaiti Yasmine Waleed wins high jump gold at Youth Olympic Games
Kuwaiti national athletics team member Yasmine Waleed won the gold medal in the high jump competition at the fourth Summer Youth Olympic Games, currently being held in Senegal’s capital Dakar.
The Kuwait Olympic Committee said in a press statement on Tuesday that Waleed set a new Kuwaiti record with a jump of 1.80 meters, describing the achievement as a historic milestone added to Kuwait’s sporting record.
She is one of the athletes developed under the Olympic Champion Program, which received support and guidance from Kuwait Olympic Committee President Sheikh Fahad Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, with the aim of developing national talent and enabling athletes to compete and achieve success at international events, statement added.
The Olympic Games will run until November 13, with six male and female Kuwaiti athletes competing in five disciplines — athletics, rowing, fencing, swimming, and judo.
Source: KUNA
