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- The competition was part of the Arab Judo Championship Open, which concluded on Wednesday
Fay Al-Juaid of the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵn women’s judo team has won gold at the first Arab Open Championship for the Blind at the Cairo International Stadium in Egypt.
Al-Juaid finished first in the 48kg category after beating Egyptian opponent Zahwa Mahmoud in the final on Sunday.
The competition concluded on Wednesday night, with 35 participants from ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, Egypt, Iraq and Kuwait taking part.
The competition for blind athletes was part of the Arab Judo Championship Open, which saw 600 judokas representing 12 Arab countries — hosts Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, the UAE, ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, Qatar, Kuwait, Yemen, Libya and Morocco — take part.