By Anas Alyusuf

JEDDAH — The Saudi female equestrian team won the silver medal while their Emirati counterparts clinched gold at the Arab Women Sports Tournament (AWST 2020), organized by Sharjah Women’s Sports.

The Saudi team was represented by princess Anoud Bint Abdullah, Lama Alajmi, Ghalia Almousa and Fonoun Alhumaydan.

Princess Jawaher Bint Abdulaziz won the bronze medal for 100 cm (individual) and Fonoun Alhumaydan got the silver medal for 120 cm (individual).

The Saudi equestrians earned applause for winning the medals.

Praising the performance of the team, coach Badr Alfayez said that the preparations for the tournament began early this season by participation in the Saudi equestrian federation competition and Diriyah equestrian festival.

Alfayez said that teams are also preparing for next tournament being organized by the federation. He also said that the female teams are expected to participate in an international tournament, which will be held in Riyadh next April.

Twelve Saudi women sports clubs began their campaign at the AWST 2020 in Sharjah as they joined the second largest sport delegation in the tournament, the largest in the history of Saudi clubs’ participations abroad.

Seventy Saudi athletes are competing in eight out of nine available events at the tournament where sport clubs from 17 different Arab states are participating.

The tournament, which began on Monday (Feb. 3) will run for 10 days, ending on Feb 12.