Tokyo, Sep. 27 (BNA): Bahrain continued its strong performance at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, which run until October 4, increasing its medal tally to 13, including eight gold, two silver and three bronze medals. The Kingdom moved up to seventh place in the overall standings and remained the leading Arab nation as competition continued.
Bahrain added two medals on Sunday, with Winfred Yavi winning gold in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase and weightlifter Ingrid Grosso claiming bronze in the women’s 69kg event, keeping the Kingdom among the leading nations in the overall standings.
Yavi won the women’s 3,000m steeplechase in a time of 9:04.36, adding another gold medal to Bahrain’s tally.
Also in athletics, Edidiong finished fifth in the women’s 200m final with a time of 23.41 seconds.
Bahrain’s women’s team qualified for the 4x100m relay final after recording a time of 44.42 seconds in the heats.
In the men’s events, Bahrain finished sixth in the 4x100m relay heats with a time of 40.03 seconds, while Ahmed Mahmoud finished 12th in the high jump after clearing 2.05 metres.
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