The athletics competitions of the Arab Women Sports Tournament 2016 (AWST) ended here Friday, while team events basketball, table tennis and volleyball are in progress. In basketball, Bahrain's Al Najma club defeated the Emirati Bani Yas Club 74-57, Sharjah Ladies Club's (SLC) beat the Algerian Olympic team 80-54, and Jordan's Orthodox team won 55-47 against Qatar's Ladies team. In the table tennis semifinals, Lebanon's Al-Nadawa Al-Qatamiya Club took a 3-0 win against the Algerian Women's Sports Club, while Jordan's Orthodox Club beat Al-Bahrain Club 3-0 and also won 3-2 against Al-Nadawa Al-Qatamiya. The volleyball competitions saw the UAE Al-Wasl Club win 3-0 against the Jordanian Olympic Club, and in the second match, Al-Qalamoon Lebanese Club defeated SLC's team 3-0. Egyptian Redha Adel won gold in javelin throw, while Emirati Hanan Ibrahim claimed silver and Omani Maha Bint Thani bronze. In heptathlon javelin, Omani Moudhi Bint Abdullah won gold, Algerian's Katia Meqran silver and Egypt's Asma Mohammed Ali bronze. In the 4x400m relay, Algeria won gold, Bahrain silver and the UAE bronze. In the hammer throw, Algerian's Zoweina Bu Zowiera won gold, the UAE's Wedad Irbahim silver and UAE's Hanon Ibrahim bronze. Other results: 5000m — 1. Punto Edaw of Bahrain, 2. Nahla Ahmed Ali of Yemen, 3. Malayeen Ali of Yemen. 200m — 1. Suhair Bu Ali of Algeria, 2. Bushra Sharifa of Bahrain, 3. Nadia Ramoon won the bronze medal. Long jump (heptathlon) — 1. Asma Mohammed of Egypt, 2. Katia Megran of Algeria, 3. Moudhi Bint Abdullah of Oman. Heptathlon — 1. Katia Megran of Algeria, 2. Asma Mohammed of Egypt, 3. Moudhi Bint Abdullah of Oman. 800m — 1. Marta Herbano of Bahrain, 2. Nariman Omara of Algeria, 3. Ruqaya Mohammed of UAE. Triple jump — 1. Algerian Katia Awqasi, 2. Khadija Graitli of Algeria. The third Arab Women Sports Tournament 2016 is being held under the patronage of Sheikha Jawaher Bint Mohammed Al-Qasimi, chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs. — SG
