14-year old
British national Maria Lyle wins gold in 100m races
Young women athletes grabbed the limelight on day 3 of the 6th
Fazza International Athletics IPC Grand Prix Competition 2014 at the Al Thiqa
Club in Sharjah.
14-year old British national Maria
Lyle who had earlier set a new European and world record in the 200m track
races won gold in the 100m category. Thrilled by her debut performance at the
Fazza Championships in the UAE she said: “I have been to competitions in the
UK, but this is my first international championship and it feels great to be
here. I have been an athlete for 2 years now and it is encouraging to win gold
on my first overseas competition.”
21-year old Tunisian paralympian Neda
Bahi who has won gold and bronze for her country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
in London bagged bronze in the 100m races at this series of the Grand Prix. Neda
has so far won gold in the long jump and silver in the 400m and 200m races, taking
her total tally of medals in this Championship to 4.
With a team of 15 athletes, Tunisia is
currently in the lead with the maximum number of medals in the Championship so
far.
Mohammed Yahya, Captain of the
Tunisian team said: “Tunisia has always participated in the Fazza Championships
and athletics receives a lot of support from the Tunisian government which has
led to Tunisia producing several Olympians and paralympians.
Tunisian Paralympian Walid Ktila who
has won 3 international Paralympic titles set a new African and world record in
the 200m wheelchair race at this Championship.
Mohammed added: “We are proud of our
young athletes and look forward to the 2015 IPC World Athletics Championships
in Doha and the Paralympic Games in Rio in 2016.”
Ahmed Al Hamadi, head of the
technical committee, Fazza Championships commented: “The Grand Prix has
progressed well so far and athletes have adjusted to the new rules of the
competition quite successfully, particularly in the wheelchair races. The Grand
Prix has given the Fazza Championships an international appeal and we are
thrilled to host such a highly competitive group of athletes.”
The 6th Fazza Athletics IPC Grand
Prix Competition 2014 is being organised by the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage
Center under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al
Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and will culminate in the finals in the UK.
Participating
Countries:
Tunisia; Slovakia; Nigeria; Greece;
Saudi Arabia; Mexico; Japan; Scotland;
Great Britain; Algeria; Iraq; Azerbaijan; Germany; Bulgaria; Kazakhstan;
Egypt; Kuwait; Qatar; Russia; Bahrain; Sweden; Thailand; Ireland; Brazil;
Cameroon; Denmark; Jordan; Lithuania; Netherlands; Switzerland; Hong Kong;
Gambia; India; Oman; Syria; Mauritius
and host nation the United Arab Emirates.
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