2017: A year of outstanding achievements

Mixed Martial Arts .. Respected outcome

Mixed martial arts team took podiums with 18 medals, including 6 golds, 4 silver and 8 bronze. Wrestler Adam Batirov won the gold medal at the indoor games in Turkmenistan in September. He also won the bronze medal at the Islamic Solidarity Games.

People with disabilities .. Determination

On their part, athletes with disabilities showed determination and overcame difficulties to achieve a series of remarkable achievements that reflected the competitiveness of people with disabilities. These champions achieved 33 medals, including 15 gold, 9 silver and 9 bronze.

The result of Fatima Safar, the gold medallist at the World Athletics Championships in London, was the most remarkable achievement in this category.

Basketball.. Women’s brilliance

Bahrain settled for second place finish in Basketball at the fifth Gulf Women’s Sports Tournament held in Doha, when Bahrain women out on a brave show to secure the competition’s silver medal. 

Athletics .. International successes

Bahrain’s athletics team continued its distinguished career after imposing a strong presence on the world arena with 50 medals, including 27 gold, 16 silver and 7 bronze. The most notable achievement was the victory achieved by Rose Chelimo, who clinched a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in London, while Salwa Eid Nasser took the women’s 400m silver medal.

The athletics team secured the bronze medal at the World Cross Country Championship in Uganda in March.

The athletics team played a strong role at the Islamic Solidarity Games, after winning 19 medals, including 11 golds, 5 silver and 3 bronze medals.

Weightlifting and body building .. twisted muscles

The national weightlifting and bodybuilding teams put on a strong show winning 57 medals, including 27 gold, 8 silver and 22 bronze, as the domestic federation maintained its outstanding reputation at various international competitions.

The most distinguished results were achieved by Abdul Wahid Al Asfor, who secured a gold medal, while Mohammed Sabah picked a gold at the World Masters Championships in Romania.

Handball.. A historical bronze

Women’s Handball notched a bronze medal at the third women’s tournament held in Doha in March, where the team advanced to the podium for the first time in the history. The great interest and the growing development of the team with the support of the federation, headed by Ali Isa Esaqi.

Cycling.. Dominance

The national cycling teams achieved 16 medals in total, including 2 gold, 5 silver and 9 bronze. The Asian Championship, which was in Bahrain in February, saw the host nation win a gold, a silver and bronze medal. 

The Gulf Championship saw the biggest harvest for Bahrain, winning two silver medals and seven bronze, while the nationals took the overall titles at the 18 th Senior and 19 th GCC Junior Championships, winning one gold, two silver and one bronze.

Self Defence .. Big harvest

Self-defense sports were dominant at Bahrain’s record of 37 medals, including 20 gold, 10 silver and 7 bronze.

The Asian Indoor Games in Turkmenistan witnessed the most notable achievement thanks to Ali Manfaradi, who bagged a gold medal, while Ahmed Shabib took the bronze medal in Jujitsu events.

The Jujitsu players won a large number of medals at international championships, winning three medals at the Abu Dhabi World Championships in April. They won two gold medals at the Grand Slam in London in March and took 10 medals at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam in January.

Table Tennis .. a big success

Table tennis sport gave Bahrain additional 9 medals, including gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze. The nationals starred at the first West Asian Championship Jordan in February, when Rashid Sanad took the singles gold medal. At the fifth Gulf Women’s Sport Tournament held in, the Bahraini girls were crowned with two silver and two bronze medals.

Billiards and Snooker.. distinguished

Snooker and Billiards took eight medals, including 4 silver and 4 bronze medals. The snooker team won the bronze medal at the Arab Championship in October, while in the Arab Championship hosted by Jordan in February, the billiards squad stormed to win seven medals, including 4 silver and 3 bronze.

Shooting .. Golden shots

The shooting team won 20 medals, including 9 gold, 6 silver and 5 bronze. The gold medal was won by the team of Hassan Majid and Mariam Hassani in the mixed competition at the Islamic Solidarity Games held in Azerbaijan. At the regional level, Bahrain’s shooters starred in the 12th Arab championship held in Kuwait in January when they won 8 medals, including 4 gold medals.

Maritime Sports .. Sail to victory

The marine sports federation achieved five medals in total, including gold, silver and 3 bronze medals, all of which were won at the GCC Sailing Championships hosted by Kuwait in March. 

The competition witnessed an emergence of outstanding sailor Abdul Rahim Abdullah Salman, who won the gold medal in the Laser Standard class.

Air Sports .. Above the sky

Air sports have won 10 different medals, including 3 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals, all of which were achieved in the first Arab Championship and the first GCC Championship.

Swimming .. Respected outcome

Bahrain had a respected finish in swimming with 48 medals, including 10 golds, 21 silver medals and 17 bronze medals, all of which were achieved at the 14th GCC Short Track Championship held in Saudi Arabia.

Bowling.. Asian victory

The bowling team clinched nine medals, including two golds, four silver and three bronze. The youth team made the most impressive success at the 19th Asian Youth Championship, when Ahmed Al Awadhi won silver medals with Omar Al Mudhaki, Ali Osman and Osama Abdulrahman, in addition to Al Awadi winning the singles bronze and silver medal in the overall ranking.

Triathlon.. Continued successes

The national triathlon teams continued their brilliance winning a silver medal at the Sprint Triathlon Tournament held in Jordan in October. Samira Al Bitar succeeded in achieving the gold medal, while Omar Abdullah Hamza managed a silver.

Golf.. Brilliance

The Golf team took won seven medals – including two golds, four silver and a bronze. 

The golfers starred at the 21st GCC men’s and women’s third championship held in Bahrain in February when they won two golds and silver, while the junior team made yet another glamour at the Gulf Championship in Saudi Arabia in April when they achieving one gold, 3 silver and a bronze.

Volleyball .. Arab kings

The volleyball team continued its confident career at the Arab and GCC competitions winning the gold and silver medals, respectively. The youth team succeeded in winning the Arab Championship organized by Jordan in July, while the women secured podium by winning second place at the fifth GCC women’s tournament in Doha in March.

Cricket .. Lonely Bronze

The cricket team had only won one bronze medal at the Asian World Cup cricket tournament in Thailand in April.

Fencing .. shines

A total of 62 medals, including 10 gold medals, 8 silver and 44 bronze medals, were won in various overseas competitions. The Gulf Championship, organized by Bahrain in February, saw the hosts win 10 gold, 6 silver and 44 bronze medals.