MENA athletes win big at 2015 Special Olympics

Athletes from throughout the Middle East and North Africa are coming home with lots of medals following the 2015 Special Olympics World Games  held in Los Angeles.

The event happens every two years and this year it featured some 6,500 athletes from 165 countries. After opening on July 25, the games concluded on Aug. 2.

MENA participants raked in prizes in many different events. Numerous athletes from throughout North Africa, the Levant and the Gulf manage to pull-off first prize wins. View the full listing of gold medals awarded to regional athletes below.

Major congratulations to all these athletes, all of whom have overcome significant challenges to be where they are today!

At-tahir Sededdine –  25M Freestyle, Division M10

Ahmed Abdulla –  Equestrian Team Relays (2 Members), Division 2

Ebrahim Alali –  25M Freestyle, Division M04

Sara Alhusaini –  4X100 Relay, Division 14

Ali Almetghawi –  4X100 Relay, Division 14

Komail Almoqahwi –  Equestrian Team Relays (2 Members), Division 2

Aysha Alsubei –  4X100 Relay, Division 14 and  AT 200M Run, Division 20

Hamad Altamimi –  4X100 Relay, Division 14 and  AT 800M Run, Division 15

Amro Abd-almaguid –  Equestrian English Equitation,  Division 7

Mohamed Abdalla –  Table Tennis Singles, Division MSCombD3

Laila Abdelrahman –  Basketball Unified Team, Division UF.01

Ahmed Ahmed –  Football Unified 7-A-side Team, Division 7UM2

Hanaa Ahmed –  Basketball Unified Team, Division UF.01

Nadin Ahmed –  25M Backstroke, Division F05

Shaymaa Ahmed –  Table Tennis Doubles, Division FDCombD3

Beshir Ahmed –  Shotput-Men 4 Kg, Division M02

Mohamed Ahmed  –  100M Freestyle, Division M08

Tarek Diaa –  Football Unified 7-A-side Team, Division 7UM2

Menatallah Eid –  Basketball Unified Team, Division UF.01

Mohamed El-gharbi –  Equestrian English Equitation Division 21

Mohamed Ell Ahwal –  Football Unified 7-A-side Team, Division 7UM2

Mervat Elsaai –  Basketball Unified Team, Division UF.01

Romany Fahim –  Football Unified 7-A-side Team, Division 7UM2

Fatma Hamed –  Basketball Unified Team, Division UF.01

Osama Hanafy –  Football Unified 7-A-side Team, Division 7UM2

Mohamed Hassan –  Football Unified 7-A-side Team, Division 7UM2

Hamdy Hawlak –  Football Unified 7-A-side Team, Division 7UM2

Fathi Ibrahim –  Football Unified 7-A-side Team, Division 7UM2

Omar Konsowa –  Football Unified 7-A-side Team, Division 7UM2

Mahmoud Khalil –  200M Run, Division 36

Ahmed Mahmoud –  Football Unified 7-A-side Team, Division 7UM2

Mahmoud Mahmoud – Football Unified 7-A-side Team, Division 7UM2

Sarah Massoud –  Basketball Unified Team, Division UF.01

Arzak Mohamed –  Basketball Unified Team, Division UF.01

Yasmen Osman –  Basketball Unified Team, Division UF.01

Dina Saleh –  Equestrian Working Trails, Division 7

Wafaa Salem –  Table Tennis Doubles, Division FDCombD3

Hadeel Sallam – 25M Freestyle, Division F11

Yasmin Soliman – Long Jump, Division F04

Mariam Youssef –  100M Freestyle, Division F02

Hassa Zoeir –  Football Unified 7-A-side Team, Division 7UM2

Mohammad Jahangiri – BC Bocce Doubles, Division DM04

Mahdi Khazaei –  100M Race, Division 17

Masoumeh Madani –  BC Bocce Singles, Division F10 and  Bocce Doubles, Division DM04

Reihaneh Serajiantabrizi – 200M Run, Division 17

Ghaith Al Rubaiawi –  25M Run, Division 6 and  50M Run, Division 17

Noor Al Wakeel –  25M Run, Division 2

Rima Abu Zahra –  300M Race, Division 01

Mahmoud Alqutob –  200M Run, Division 45

Ghadeer Hassan –  Long Jump, Division F14

Rabah Knio –  50M Freestyle, Division M18

Zeinab Muheiddein –  100M Run, Division 27

Abdallah Abdulkqreim –  1500M Run, Division 09

Ahmed Azzouz –  Male Dead Lift, Division M14 and Male Combination All Lifts, Division M14 and Male Squat Lift, Division M14 and Male Bench Press, Division M14

Ala Elfurawi –  100M Run, Division 55

Sharfeddin Kshaka –  Table Tennis Singles, Division MS16-21D5

Ammar Shatshat –  Male Squat Lift, Division M29

Safaa El Hadi –  Cycling 500M Time Trial, Division 05

Brahim Alouan –  Table Tennis Doubles, Division MDCombD1 and  Table Tennis Mixed Doubles, Division XDCombD2

Jamal Azmi –  4X100 Relay, Division 09

Walid Bahrach –  4X100 Relay, Division 09

Salma Belmalem –  Table Tennis Doubles, Division MCombDD1 and  Table Tennis Mixed Doubles, Division XDCombD2

Fatima Zahra Berrissoul –  100M Run, Division 25

Soufiane Bouayad –  Badminton Doubles, Division MDGroup3

Safaa El Hadi –  Cycling 500M Time Trial, Division 05

Nabil El Khalifi –  4X100 Relay, Division 09

Soumia El Manougui –  Table Tennis Doubles, Division MCombDD1

Brahim El Messadi –   Equestrian Working Trails, Division 16

Zakaria Emirache –  4X100 Relay, Division 09

Mohamed Nassim Gryech –  50M Freestyle, Division M09

Hamza Mouna –  Male Squat Lift, Division M28 and  Male Dead Lift, Division M28 and  Male Combination All Lifts, Division M28

Rachid R'hili –  Badminton Doubles, Division MD Group 3 and Badminton Singles, Division MSG6

Abdelhadi Rachchag –  Table Tennis Doubles, Division MDCombD1

Mohammed Sayarh –  Cycling 2K Time Trial, Division 4

Ahlam Alshatrit –  Bocce Team, Division T1

Nada Driaat –  Bocce Team, Division T1

Fadi Jahalin –  Bocce Team, Division T1

Halima Ladawa – Long Jump, Division F03

Anas Zorba –  Bocce Team, Division T1

Fatma Abdulla –  Shotput-Women 3 Kg, Division F05

Mohammed Al-abd –  100M Run, Division 60

Hamad Al-behaih –  Bocce Singles, Division M04

Khalifa Al-dosari –  100M Race, Division 16 and  2X100M Relay, Division 09

Hamad Al-jaber –  Male Bench Press, Division M30

Abdulla Al-mannai – Long Jump, Division M19

Hassan Al-mansoori –  2X100M Relay, Division 09

Ibrahim Al-naemi –  50M Freestyle, Division M14

Thamer Ahmed – 800M Run, Division 08

Qasem Albutayan –  Male Bench Press, Division M20

Ahmed Alfaden –  Table Tennis Singles, Division MSCombD4

Abdullah Alghamdi –  50M Backstroke, Division M7

Faisal Algosaibi –  25M Freestyle, Division M06

Abdulmohsen Alrasheed –  Table Tennis Singles, Division MS22-29D2

Abdulrahman Alyafie –  25M Backstroke, Division M03

Faris Gharawy –  200M Run, Division 43

Obaida Amam –  Badminton Singles,Division MSG11

Maisaa Badran –  Bocce Singles, Division F16

Sami Merie –  50M Backstroke, Division M1

M.yaser Sabouni – 50M Butterfly, Division M3 and  100M Butterfly, Division M4

Sana Sheikh Alshabab – 25M Freestyle, Division F02

Anwar Smaka –  30M Slalom Race, Division 1 and  30M Straight Line Race, Division 1

Khaled Gueblaoui –  1500M Run, Division 13

Amira Wesleti –  100M Run, Division 13

Salem Ahmed –  Handball, Division Men 3

Hamad Al-ali – Handball, Division Men 3

Salah Albahrani –  Handball, Division Men 3

Arif Albalooshi –  Handball, Division Men 3

Hassan Albalooshi –  Badminton Singles, Division MSG1

Mohammed Albloushi –  Basketball Team, Division TM.02MedalB

Abdulla Aldarmaki –  Handball, Division Men 3

Mubarak Aldarmaki –  Basketball Team, Division TM.02MedalB

Nadeya Alfalasi –  Table Tennis Doubles, Division FDCombD4

Sayah Alhabash –  Handball, Division Men 3

Abdelwahab Alhosani –  25M Freestyle, Division M12

Hamda Alhosani –  100M Run, Division 23 and  200M Run, Division 19

Harib Aljasmi –  Handball, Division Men 3

Awadh Alketbi – Table Tennis Mixed Doubles, Division XDCombD1

Zakeya Almaazmi –  Badminton Singles, Division WSG1

Khalid Almanei –  Basketball Team, Division TM.02MedalB

Saleh Almarri –  Bowling Singles, Division M09

Nada Almazrouei –  Bowling Singles, Division F06

Ibrahim Alsenani –  Basketball Team, Division TM.02MedalB

Abdulla Alshamsi –  50M Freestyle, Division M10

Butti Alsheezawi –  Basketball Team, Division TM.02MedalB

Harib Anbar –  200M Run, Division 48 and  100M Run, Division 64

Mohammed Daala –  Basketball Team, Division TM.02MedalB

Hassan Hassan –  Handball, Division Men 3

Othman Kanjou –  Basketball Team, Division TM.02MedalB

Amna Karam –  Table Tennis Mixed Doubles, Division XDCombD1 and  Table Tennis Singles, Division FS16-21D and  Table Tennis Doubles, Division FDCombD4

Saif Khamis –  Basketball Team, Division TM.02MedalB

Adel Kharda –  Handball, Division Men 3

View the complete results organized by country and event here .