Ibn Khuldoon National School dominated the karting championship at the fifth School Mini Olympics.
On the concluding day of karting competition at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Ibn Khuldoon took firm control of the finals and captured four medals in total – two gold and two silver.
Kareem Hani gave Ibn Khuldoon their first medal of the day after coming on top in the secondary boys’ championship with the fastest lap time of one minute and 15.072 seconds. Salman Sharaf, also of Ibn Khuldoon, was second (1:14.845) and AMA’s Abdulla Al Kooheji was third (1:16.063).
In the girls’ section, Ibn Khuldoon’s Yasmine Al Madani (1:17.117) raced to victory ahead of school mate Qamar Al Madani (1:18.899) and AMA’s Noor Kamal (2.056.1).
The intermediate stage saw Isa Ebrahim of Al Raja School top the boys’ race in 1:321.595. Behind him were Khalifa Al Hussain (1.20.999) and Hashim bint Radi (1.21.013) of the same School.
Al Raja also dominated the girls’ race as Sharifa Al Namliti clinched gold with the fastest lap time of 1.25.543. Layla Al Noor (1.30.906) and Nafeesa Jahromi (1.35.622) also took podium.
Elsewhere, British School emerged winners of the football tournament for intermediate girls’ stage, beating Modern Knowledge School 3-0 at the Bahrain Football Association grounds in Riffa. New Millennium took the bronze with a 1-0 win over Indian School.
In tennis, Al Shehabi brothers Mohammed and Yousef of Riffa Views International School took one gold medal each at Polytechnic University in Isa Town. Mohammed captured the intermediate boys’ title after a win over Mohammed Kamran of The Indian School.
His younger brother Yousef was crowned the primary boys’ champion, beating Alstone D’Souza of The Indian School in the final.
In the primary girls’ stage, Aleina Elizabeth Alex of Sacred Heart School finished first after defeating Al Naseem International School’s Maryam Abdulla.
Meanwhile, The Indian School took the cricket title for the under-12 boys’ stage. Combined School 2 team were second and Combined School 1 third.
In the under-15 girls’ section, St. Christopher’s School were winners, followed by runners-up The Indian School and third-placed New Indian School.
In the under-15 boys’ tournament, The Indian School claimed the gold medal, with Rest School coming second and New Millennium School third.
The Mini Olympics is organised by the Bahrain Olympic Committee in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, with over 3,500 students from 58 government and private schools competing in a record 20 sports this year.