This evening, runner Maryam Karim, a member of the UAE national athletics team and Dubai Police, won the gold medal in the 200-meter race at the Arab Athletics Championship for juniors under 18 years old, hosted by the Saudi province of Taif.
Major General Dr. Mohammed Al Murr, Chairman of the UAE Athletics Federation, participated in the coronation ceremony, along with officials from the organising committee of the championship, which concluded this evening with the participation of 400 male and female players representing 18 countries.
Karim’s gold is her second after winning the 400-meter race recently, bringing the UAE’s tally to 3 medals after Salem Al-Muqbali won the silver medal in shot put.
The player has a long record of winning gold medals, as she won two gold medals at the first Gulf Youth Games “UAE 2024”, and the Arab Championship in the Arab Republic of Egypt last May and April.
The 200m final witnessed strong competition and the champion managed to snatch the gold, achieving a new record of 24.30 seconds. She succeeded in breaking the records for women, young women and juniors in the country, in addition to topping the semi-final competitions in the race, achieving the best time of 24.67 seconds.
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