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Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman won its second medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, as Hussein Farsi finished third in the men’s 800m final on Tuesday.
Earlier, Oman team won its first silver medal in the Asian Games last week, ending its 13-year medal drought in the Asian Games.
The Omani 49ers, consisting of Musab Hadi and Waleed Al-Kindi, achieved this feat for Oman in the sailing competition.
Hussein Farsi won the bronze medal in 1:48.51, just behind gold medalist Esa Ali S. Khezwani of Saudi Arabia (1:48.05) and silver medalist Mohammad Afsar Pulikalas of India (1:48.43).
Al Farsi qualified for the 800m final by beating India’s Mohammad Afsar in the preliminaries with a personal best of 1:47.68.
Hussein Al Farsi celebrates after finishing third
This is also the first time that Oman has won a second medal at the Asian Games.
Oman’s first medal came at the 1986 Seoul Asian Games, when sprinter Mohammed Al Makki won bronze in the 400m. Al Makki went one better at the 1990 Beijing Asian Games, winning gold.
In 1998, Oman won the bronze medal again in the men’s 4x100m relay at the Bangkok Asian Games, finishing third.
Rising sprinter Barakat Khati joined the elite list by winning bronze in the 100m.
Hussein Al Farsi celebrates after finishing third
Last week, silver medalists Musab and Walid performed well from start to finish and kept their composure in the final intense race to take home the silver medal.
The result means the team has automatically qualified for the Asian Sailing Qualifying Tournament in Chonburi, Thailand in December, where they will attempt to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The Asian Games is the largest sporting event on the Asian continent and the second largest global event after the Summer Olympics. Currently, more than 12,000 male and female athletes participate, representing 45 Asian countries in 40 sports.
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