RIYADH: A massive crowd of fans enjoyed a captivating volleyball performance on Thursday during the 2023 Saudi Games men鈥檚 volleyball final, where Al-Hilal beat title-holders Al-Ahli three sets to one.
Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Musaed, vice president of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee and director of the Saudi Games, crowned Al-Hilal the 2023 gold medal winners at the Green Hall of the Prince Faisal bin Fahad Olympic Complex.
Al-Ittihad won the bronze medal after defeating Al-Nassr 3-1.
Meanwhile, Princess Delayel bint Nahar Al-Saud, deputy director of the Saudi Games, presented Al-Nassr鈥檚 women鈥檚 volleyball team with their gold medals after the defeated Al-Hilal 3-0.
Al-Ahli clinched the bronze medal in a tight match against Al-Anqaa, which finished 3-2.

Show jumping goes to Tuwaiq:
In the show jumping competition the Tuwaiq team won the gold medal, presented to them by Prince Abdullah bin Fahd Al-Saud, president of the Saudi Equestrian Federation, in Al-Janadriya on Thursday.
Al-Mughyrat collected the silver medal and Al-Sakab got the bronze.

Seven athletes win gold:
First place in the men鈥檚 shot-put final was awarded to Mohamed Tolo of Al-Hilal club, while second was presented to Ali Mubarak of Al-Safa, with Al-Hilal鈥檚 Kaidallah Khalid finishing third.
In the men鈥檚 pole vault final, Al-Hilal鈥檚 Hussain Al-Hizam came first while Hashim Al-Sharfa of Mudhar came second ahead of Al-Safa鈥檚 Muhsin Al-Dabboos, who finished third.
First place in the men鈥檚 javelin throw was presented to Ali Abdulghani of Al-Noor while second was awarded to Al-Adalah鈥檚 Murtadh Al-Hamad, whose teammate Waleed Al-Hamad came third.
Meanwhile in the 1,500 meter men鈥檚 race, Al-Hilal鈥檚 Raed Al-Jadaani got the gold medal. Al-Safa鈥檚 Fayez Al-Subaie and Al-Hilal鈥檚 Mohamed Chewai won the silver and bronze respectively.
In the men鈥檚 110 meter hurdles, Al-Khaleej鈥檚 Essa Jarahtook came first in front of Al-Ahli鈥檚 Mohamed Al-Jedaani and Al-Safa鈥檚 Baqer Al-Jumah.
Athlete Ali Mas of Al-Ahli club won the gold medal in the men鈥檚 100 meter sprint. Al-Hilal鈥檚 Abdallah Mohamed won the silver, and Tabarjal鈥檚 Abdulaziz Atafi secured bronze.
In the youth men鈥檚 100 meters, Hattan Majrashi of Al-Ahli came first, ahead of silver and bronze medalists Bdah Al-Beshi of Bishah club and Al-Safa鈥檚 Ali-Tawfeeq respectively.

Al-Ibtisam conquers gymnastics, winning five Medals:
Sulaiman bin Mohamed Al-Jasser, president of the Saudi Gymnastics Federation, crowned the winners of Thursday鈥檚 gymnastics competitions at the Prince Faisal bin Fahad Al-Malaz Gymnastics Hall.
In the men鈥檚 rings final, first place was awarded to Al-Ibtisam鈥檚 Ali Al-Mobireek, second was presented to Al-Ittihad鈥檚 Nasser Al-Sumiri, and third went to Al-Ibtisam鈥檚 Hassan Al-Muwais.
In the men鈥檚 pommel horse finals, Al-Ibtisam鈥檚 Kadhem Al-Antaif ranked first ahead of his teammate Habeb Aswaileh. Abdulkarim Al-Mur, of Al-Ittihad, came third.
In the floor competitions, Al-Ittihad鈥檚 Abdulaziz Al-Johani won gold, Al-Ibtisam鈥檚 Jaffar Al-Sayigh took silver, and Manaf Al-Amri, also of Al-Ittihad, claimed bronze.

Kamel snatches karting gold:
Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal, the chairman of the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, crowned the karting competition champions in Riyadh鈥檚 Dirab Square on Thursday. The competitions were conducted under the supervision of SAMF.
Abdullah Kamel was awarded the gold medal while Prince Saud Al-Saud took the silver. Khalid Shalash claimed the bronze.

Shooting gold goes to Al-Harbi:
On Thursday, the Vice President of the Saudi Shooting Federation Prince Khaled bin Bandar Al-Saud presented medals to the winners of the men鈥檚 skeet shooting category at the City Public Security Training Range. Fahad Al-Harbi won the gold, while Mohammed Al-Khamshi and Majed Al-Tamimi clinched silver and bronze respectively.

Al-Hilal come top in squash:
Saudi Squash Federation board member Dr. Maad Faisal Al-Saati presented the medals to the winners of the squash competition at King Saud University on Thursday. Al-Hilal鈥檚 Abdulrahman Mustafa won the gold, while Mohamed Al-Nasfan, the Al-Safa player, and Al-Hilal鈥檚 Abdulaziz Aburegah took silver and bronze.

Fifteen medals in boxing:
Abdullah Al-Harbi, the president of the Saudi Boxing Federation, presented the medals to male and female winners in boxing competitions at the King Saud University Swimming Hall.
Youth boxer Zeyad Majrashi won the gold in the 57 kg category, and Al-Hilal鈥檚 Mohamed Al-Kridis won the silver. Al-Shabab鈥檚 Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi and his club-mate Mohamed Zaybiof took bronze.
In the 63.5 kg competition, Al-Wehda鈥檚 Mousa Al-Hawsawi claimed the gold medal, while Riyadh Club Combat鈥檚 Abdelkarim Zridy won silver. Okaz鈥檚 Ahmed Monshi and Al-Shoulla鈥檚 Abdullah Mosa took bronze.
Ismaail Lagdachi, of Riyadh Combat Club, won the gold in the 75 kg division, followed by Damac鈥檚 Hassan Mohamed Kaabi with silver. Al-Hada鈥檚 Mohamed Al-Amari and Riyadh鈥檚 Karim Hamzaoui took bronze.
In the 92 kg category, Al-Wehda鈥檚 Mohamed Al-Suphi won the gold while Al-Orobah鈥檚 Wesam Al-Alawi won the silver. Al-Ittihad鈥檚 Sultan Al-Musaed and Al-Ahli鈥檚 Mohamed Eljzzar took bronze.

Three shine in women鈥檚 boxing:
In the women鈥檚 boxing, Al-Shabab鈥檚 Sarah Al-Shahrani won the gold in the 50 kg division, ahead of Al-Taraji鈥檚 Kalthoom Hantool who took silver. Hala Al-Rashidi of Al-Ahli and Al-Shabab鈥檚 Yara Al-Amri won bronze.
Al-Orobah鈥檚 Majda Lidali topped the 57 kg division, and Al-Riyadh鈥檚 Ragad Al-Naimi came second. Al-Shabab鈥檚 Hanan Al-Subaie and Al-Ittihad鈥檚 Nada Al-Maimani made up the rest of the podium.

Boxing finals:
In the youth boxing competitions, Al-Ahli鈥檚 Ibrahim Juhani won the 48 kg category gold. The silver medal was presented to Al-Shabab鈥檚 Mohannad Majrashi while the bronze went to Al-Hilal鈥檚 Abdul Majeed Al-Zahrani and Al-Wehda鈥檚 Ahmed Samer Al-Shawi.
Fawaz Al-Luhaybi of Feid Club won the 57 kg category鈥檚 gold medal. Al-Shabab鈥檚 Adel Al-Motirii, clinched the silver while Al-Ahli鈥檚 Yazan Al-Ghamdi and Al-Shabab鈥檚 Hamad Ali Zaybi shared the bronze.
In the men鈥檚 67 kg weight, first place went to Al-Diraiyah鈥檚 Majed Mjahid while second was presented to Al-Ahli鈥檚 Abdulaziz Yahya. The bronze medal was awarded to Al-Ittihad鈥檚 Mohamed Al-Soq and Al-Shabab鈥檚 Saud Soqaty.
In the 80 kg division, Al-Ittihad鈥檚 Youssef Elyas won the gold, and Al-Ahli鈥檚 Firas Salem took silver. Al-Wehda鈥檚 Mohamed Al-Ahmad and Al-Shoulla鈥檚 Faris Al-Waheed shared the bronze.

Individuals bowling finals:
Abdul-Malik Al-Shathri, president of the Saudi Bowling Federation, crowned the winners of the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 individual bowling competitions at Prince Faisal bin Fahad Olympic Complex Bowling Center.
Abdulrahman Al-Kheliwi bagged the individual men鈥檚 gold ahead of Ahmed Abulresh who won the silver and Nawaf Tamimi who took bronze.
In the women鈥檚 competition, Jenice Dela came first, Sedrah Rafiq clinched the second place and Sharmaine Patayan came in third place.

Reda and Al-Ghamedi win the baloot gold medal:
Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Musaed, vice president of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the director of the Saudi Games, presented the gold medal to Mohamed Reda and Abdulaziz Al-Ghamedi, the baloot duo who achieved a 2-0 victory in the finals against Fawaz Turkistani and Anas Al-Zahrani. The bronze medal was awarded to Abdulrahman Al-Kuwaiz and Sami Al-Angari.

Majrashia dedicates year of intensive training to win gold in boxing
Unveiling the secret to his success of winning the 2023 Saudi Games鈥� gold medal in the 57 kg division, boxer Zeyad Majrashia of Al-Shabab Club said: 鈥淎fter losing to Al-Hilal player Mohamed Al-Kraidis and securing the silver medal in the 2022 Saudi Games, I dedicated a year of intensive training while working on my mental game. My goal was to return for the gold medal, and I achieved it.
鈥淭he conditions were set for a rematch against the same opponent who defeated me last year, fulfilling my lifelong dream in a sport I began playing at the age of 10. I have proudly represented the Saudi national team in various international arenas. This gold medal is the most meaningful achievement in my career, and I鈥檓 determined to bring home more medals for the Kingdom in global championships,鈥� he concluded.