Qatar Athletics Federation President Mohammed Issa Al-Fadala celebrates with Team Qatar's medal winners.
Doha, Qatar: Mubarak Saeed and Zakaria Al-Alami secured a one-two finish in the men’s 1500m as Qatar’s athletics team claimed two more gold medals, while Aya Mohammed triumphed in table tennis to lift the hosts’ gold tally to 39 at the GCC Games Doha 2026 yesterday.
Qatar crossed the 100-medal mark at the GCC Games Doha 2026, extending their lead at the top of the standings with an overall haul of 109 medals, including 39 gold, 38 silver and 32 bronze, following strong performances in athletics, table tennis and bowling.
Saudi Arabia are second with 61 medals (24 gold, 19 silver and 18 bronze). Bahrain sit third with 54 medals, comprising 22 gold, 20 silver and 12 bronze.
Aya Mohammed celebrates with her gold medal.
Saeed clocked 4:03.28 to top the 1500m with Al-Alami clocking 4:03.90 to take the silver medal at Qatar Sports Club. Kuwait’s Bader Alsweed claimed bronze in 4:04.09.
The men’s 4x400m relay team comprising Mohammed Abdulrahman, Mubarak Mousa, Samir Hassan and Bassem Hemeida added another gold in athletics for Qatar, clocking 3:15.50 to win the final.
Besides, Qatar also won four silver and two bronze medals in the athletics events yesterday. Alaa Soliman claimed silver in the women’s high jump, won by Oman’s Aliya Al Mughairi, with Qatar’s Salman Hamid earning bronze in the same event.
In the women’s 200m, Dana Salem finished second behind Bahrain’s Aisha Abdullah, while Moaaz Ibrahim and Mahamat clinched silver and bronze medals in the men’s discus throw.
Qatar also secured a silver medal in the women’s 4x400m relay, taking Qatar’s total tally in athletics to 12 gold, 13 silver and nine bronze medals. The relay team included Shahad Mohammed, Sara Ali, Dana Salem, and Awatif Sabah.
A gold and silver in women’s table tennis
Qatar’s table tennis players continued their strong showing, with Aya defeating compatriot Mariam Ali 3-1 in the women’s singles final.
Mariam Ali won the silver medal in the women's table tennis singles.
Alongside a gold and silver in the women’s singles, Qatar also secured silver in the men’s doubles through Mohammed Abdulwahab and Abdullah Abdulwahab. The pair went down 3-0 to Saudi Arabia’s Ali Al Khudrawi and Abdulaziz Boushalibi in the final.
Qatar's Mohammed Abdulwahab (left) and Abdullah Abdulwahab won the silver medal in the men's table tennis doubles event.
Qatar had earlier won mixed doubles gold and bronze on Saturday, along with bronze in the men’s team event, taking their overall table tennis tally to six medals - two gold, two silver and two bronze.
Qatar Table Tennis Association President Hamam Ahmed Al Hammadi praised the team’s performance in the regional event.
“We congratulate the Qatar Table Tennis Federation family and our players, who lived up to expectations and delivered performances worthy of Qatari sport. They proved their ability to compete strongly and reach the podium despite the participation of some of the best players in the GCC,” he said.
Aya Mohammed defeated compatriot Mariam Ali to win the women’s table tennis singles gold.
Al Marikhi wins bowling bronze
At Qatar Bowling Centre, Jassim Al Marikhi earned bronze medal in the Masters category on the final day of the bowling competitions. Kuwait’s Faisal Saleem emerged winner
Qatar wrapped up bowling events with a total of nine events including including two gold, four silver, and three bronze medals.
“We came very close to winning gold in the Masters category through our outstanding player Jassim Al Marikhi, who delivered excellent performances throughout the tournament, but he suffered a muscle strain in his hand during the decisive matches, which clearly affected his performance in the semi-finals, forcing him to settle for bronze,” said Saeed Al Hajri, Board Member of the Qatar Bowling Federation.
Qatar's Jassim Al Marikhi (top right), who won the bronze medal in the masters bowling category, poses with fellow podium winners and officials.
“The competitions were tough and what makes us proud is that 90 percent of our players are youth athletes aged between 16 and 17 years old. Despite their young age, they managed to challenge experienced Gulf champions and reach the podium with merit,” he added.
