At the 1st Edition of the Youth West Asian Championship, Iraq took 1st place with 10 Gold medals, 11 silver and 11 bronze, while Qatar took second with 9 Gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze, and Lebanon 3rd with 7 Gold Medals won by the Girls, and 3 silver and 8 bronze, for a total of 18 medals!
Gold Medals:
100m: Christelle Rahme
400m: Lory Tashjian
800m: Joelle Feghali
1500m: Sarah Awali
Long Jump: Krystel Saneh
Heptathlon: Krystel Saneh
Medley Relay: Krystel Saneh, Christelle Rahme, Sarah Awali and Lory Tashjian
Silver Medals:
3000m: Lea Iskandar
High Jump: Lamia Doumit
Triple Jump: Joy Abousleiman
Bronze Medals:
200m: Lory Tashjian
3000m: Said  Karam
High Jump: Melanie Freyha
Long Jump: Joelle Feghali
Triple Jump: Rhea Akel
5km Walk: Sandy Karam
Shot Put: Sarah Bechara
Hammer Throw: Sarah Bechara
>>>See Results
Moreover, the Lebanese athletes like Lea Iaskandar, Daniel Bassous, Rawy Sader, Anthony Mickael, Pierre Sarkis and Krystel Saneh scored new National records:
- Lea Iskandar 3000m: 11:14.54 New Youth and Juniors Record
- Krystel Saneh Heptathlon: 3565 pts New Youth Record
- Rawy Sader, Pierre Sarkis, Anthony Mickael and Daniel Bassous Medley Relay: 2:05.56 New Youth Record.
They did also some Best Performances like:
- 5km Walking: 37:33.32 for Sandy Karam
- Hammer Throw: 17.89m for Sarah Bechara
- 100m Hurdles (76cm): 17.52s for Krystel Saneh
|
