— Kuwait’s shot putter Faisal Sorour won a bronze medal in the men’s standing Shot Put F63 at the Tokyo Paralympics on Saturday.

Sorour threw his personal-best of 14.13m in the event at the National Stadium, where nine athletes competed. Aled Davies of the UK won a gold medal with a throw of 15.33m.

Iran’s Sajad Mohammadian claimed silver with his season-best of 14.88m.

Sorour made his Paralympic debut at the Aug. 24-Sept. 5 Tokyo Games, in which three Kuwait athletes are partaking.

Ahmad Al-Mutairi has won a silver medal in the men’s T33 100m race and Basimah Najim has competed in the women’s seated Shot Put F34

Source: Kuwait News Agency