Qatar's Al-Dosari Wins Discus Throw Gold

Doha, December 17 (QNA) - Qatar's Rashid Shafi Al-Dosari showed a wide-praised performance to claim the gold medal in the men s discus throw at the 12th Arab Games on Saturday. Al-Dosari threw the discus to 62.29 m distance to secure the first position ahead of Yassir Faraj (Egypt) who managed in the second place as Musab Mumen of Jordan took the bronze medal. Following Saturday's dazzling victory Al-Dosari said: "The competition was very hard especially with the Egyptian and Iraqi competitors but I made it despite that." "I am one of the oldest athletes around." (QNA)