Muscat – Oman Sail won two gold medals at the third Edition of the GCC Beach Games held at Al Mouj, Muscat, from April 5-11.

The Oman Sail athletes in the Oman National Sailing team also won two silver, two bronze and a team silver, in the Optimist team racing.

Abdullatif al Qasmi secured two wins in the ILCA 4 competition to top the table with three points. He also finished top of the Boys Fleet, where teammate Tamim al Balushi finished third and claimed fourth overall.

Mohamed al Marzooqi of UAE was second and Marwa al Hammadi third, finishing as the highest placed female sailor to win the Girls Fleet.

Both Abdullatif al Qasmi and Tamim al Balushi were selected earlier this year to be part of the newly formed ASYAD Sailing Team and compete in national, regional and international regattas.

Al Moatasem al Farsi secured two wins in the ILCA 6 competition, finishing third overall. Teammates Al Salem al Hamdani and Ibtisam al Salmi finished 8th and 11th, respectively.

Othman al Hammadi of the UAE won three of the six races to take gold, while Dawood Sadeq from Bahrain finished second.

Hussain al Jabri cruised to victory in the ILCA 7 race, winning four of the six races to win by five points. Adil al Bastaki from UAE won the first race and secured second place, and Ahmed al Sadiq from Bahrain won the last race to finish third. Hussain al Jabri’s four successive wins in between allowed him to claim the medal with one race to go. Teammate Ali al Saadi finished fifth, level on points with fourth place.

Oman performed well in the Optimist competition, with Khamis al Mashaikhi claiming silver after three second places, Tarteel al Hasani finishing third, and Hood al Nofli finishing fourth. Mohammed al Qasmi finished 8th and was second in the Junior Division, while Tarteel al Hasani was the highest performing sailor in the Girls Fleet. Hadeel al Mushaifri, 12th overall, finished fourth.

These results earned Oman second place in the Optimist Team Racing. UAE took gold while Kuwait won bronze.

The team was led by Hashim al Rashdi, Oman Sail’s Head Coach of Performance, alongside Sultan al Zadjali, Optimist Coach, and Ahmed al Saadi, ILCA Coach.

Hashim al Rashdi, Oman Sail’s Head Coach of Performance, said, “The GCC Beach Games was a very successful regatta for our sailors. The medals, performances and improvement across the entire team was very pleasing and proof that our methods are working. The competition is always at a high level and gives our sailors valuable experience against their peers from across the region. We were especially happy with the team spirit and attitude displayed by the team who supported and inspired each other to put in medal winning performances.”