Saudi Arabia and Oman secure gold in fencing competitions at AWST

February 04, 2026 / 12:02 AM

Sharjah 24: Fencers from Saudi Arabia and Oman dominated Tuesday’s competitions at the 8th edition of Arab Women Sports Tournament (AWST 2026) in Sharjah, as individual titles were decided in épée, foil, and sabre.

Saudi Arabia led the fencing medal table with two golds, one silver and one bronze, while Oman followed with one gold, two silvers and two bronzes. Kuwait, the UAE, and Bahrain each won one bronze medal.

In the épée competition, Saudi Arabia claimed the top podium place as Daii Khaled Elemairy of Alula Club secured the gold medal, setting the tone for a strong performance by the kingdom on the opening day.

Elemairy defeated Salma Bnt Saeed Aldagheshya of Oman’s Salalah Club in the final, while bronze medals were shared by Fawzya Fares Elkhebry of Alula Club and Esraa Bnt Seif Alsayabya, also of Salalah Club.

The foil title was claimed by Esraa Bnt Seif Alsayabya of Salalah Club, securing Oman’s gold medal after defeating her clubmate Ghazal Bnt Youssef in the final.

Bronze medals in the foil event were claimed by Salma Bnt Saeed Aldagheshya of Salalah Club and Ritej Araoud of Bahrain’s Busaiteen Club.

Sabre competition concluded the day’s programme, with Alhasnaa Abderahman Alhamad of Alula Club securing gold after defeating her teammate Ahd Osama Moamr in the final.

Bronze medals in sabre were awarded to Afraa Alboushi of Sharjah Women’s Sports Club and Aljood Alsaeed of the Kuwait Fencing Federation Academy.

Organised by Sharjah Women’s Sports, the tournament runs until 12 February and brings together 65 teams from 16 Arab countries competing across nine individual and team sports.