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Beirut- The Syrian Taekwondo team has snatched three silver and four bronze medals on the first day of the 2019 Beirut Open � World Taekwondo � G1 for the Cadet and Junior categories.The three silver medals were won by players Nibal al-Dawalibi, Sami Hassan and Mohammad Ba'ali, while the four bronze medals went to Abdulrahman al-Jaraihi, Hamzah Salameh, Jana Sidawi and Rose Ibrahim.Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Athens, Syrian wrestling player Omar Sarem won the silver medal in the Mediterranean Beach Games (MBG)which is currently held in the Greek city of Patras.In theover 90 kg game within the competitions of the Mediterranean Beach Games, Sarem beat the French player 3-1 in the semi-finals.Free Wrestling player Mohammed Fidaa al-Deen al-Osta won the bronze medal for the 80 kg category .In the same competition, player Mohammed al-Sabbagh ranked fourth, while the first and second place went to the Spanish and Portuguese players respectively.Syrian player Mohammed Masso won the bronze medal in MBG Aquathlon.Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Amman, Syria's women basketball team beat its Jordanian counterpart 56/45 in a match that was held Thursday within West Asia championship in Amman.The Syrian team will meet Lebanon on Friday, then Iran on Saturday.Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Amman, Syria's women basketball team beat its Jordanian counterpart 56/45 in a match that was held Thursday within West Asia championship in Amman.The Syrian team will meet Lebanon on Friday, then Iran on Saturday.Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Beirut, The Syrian athletics team has continued to harvest more medals at West Asia Juniors Championship currently held in Lebanon as it won a gold medal, a silver medal and two bronzes on the third day of the championship.Athletes Nour Mustafa and Hala al-Awar won a gold medal and a silver medal at the high jump competitions while athlete Rim al-Hassan won a bronze medal at the discus throw competition.By the end of the third day of the championship, the Syrian team had harvested five golds, two silvers and three bronzes.Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Beirut, Syrian athlete Ramya Shaaban on Wednesday won a gold medal at the 3rd West Asia Junior Championship currently held at the Lebanese capital city of Beirut.In the first day of the Championship, Shaaban ranked first and won the gold medal at the 5 kilometers race walk for junior female athletes as she outperformed her peers from eleven states.The Championship will last till August 18th.Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Riyadh, Yousif Al-Hassan, a Saudi athlete, won the third place and the bronze medal for the foil in Lyon Paul Fencing International Championship U9, which has been concluded in London with the participation of 50 players from nine countries.Ahmed Al-Sabban, leader of the Saudi mission, said that the participation in Lyon International Championship adds experience to young players and enhances their skills in fencing.Source: Saudi Press Agency

Moscow, Syria's team achieved good results on Sunday in the first stage of the tank biathlon competition at the International Army Games currently being held in Moscow.Syria competed along with teams from Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Venezuela, finishing the course with a time of 25:81 and making good and accurate shots.The International Army Games kicked off on Saturday at the suburbs of Moscow with the participation of 5,000 contestants from 37 countries including Syria.Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Baghdad, Syria's national football team lost on Friday to its Lebanese counterpart 1-2 in a match that was held within West Asia championship of Iraq in Group A which also includes Iraq, Palestine and Yemen.The Syrian team will meet Yemen on Monday.Iraq beat Lebanon 1-0 last Tuesday, Palestine beat Yemen 1-0 and Iraq also beat Palestine 2-1.Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Moscow, The 5th annual International Military Games, attended by 5,000 soldiers from 37 countries, including Syria, started today on the outskirts of the Russian capital, Moscow.This year's Military Games, which include 221 teams and competitions in 30 areas of military, air, land and naval expertise, will take place in 10 countries and last until the 17th of this month.In a statement given to the SANA correspondent, Syrian team leader Ibrahim Hassan affirmed the team's willingness to achieve advanced positions in these competitions.Source: Syrian Arab News Agency