DOHA : Qatar concluded a dominant swimming campaign at the 4th Gulf Games Doha 2026 on Friday by winning eight more medals, including two golds, three silvers and three bronzes on the final day of competition.
The hosts claimed gold in the men’s 4×100 metres medley relay after setting a new Gulf record of 3:45.66. Saudi Arabia took silver in 3:46.32, while Kuwait secured bronze with a time of 3:58.42.
Qatar’s second gold medal came through Saadeldin Sami Saadeldin, who captured the men’s 1500m freestyle title in another Gulf record time of 15:19.77.
In the men’s 50m backstroke, Qatar’s Tamim Al Humaida earned silver in 26.19 seconds behind Bahrain’s Mikhail Arkhangelskiy, who won gold in 25.47.
Qatar also collected two medals in the men’s 100m butterfly, with Ali Tamer taking silver in 53.77 seconds and Mohammed Aziz Ismail earning bronze in 55.15. Arkhangelskiy added another gold for Bahrain with a winning time of 53.29.
In the men’s 200m breaststroke, Mohammed Mahmoud claimed silver in 2:20.63, while compatriot Hamza Shaalan secured bronze in 2:21.24. Bahrain’s Saud Ghali won gold in 2:20.61.
Qatar finished the swimming competition with 26 medals overall — 13 gold, nine silver and four bronze — to remain comfortably on top of the standings in Doha.
