Kuwait lead medal haul on GCC Water Sports final day
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NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson (48) is hit by Parker Kligerman (96) in the second turn during the NASCAR Brickyard 400 auto race at the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway on Sept 8 in Indianapolis. (AP) INDIANAPOLIS, Sept 9, (AP): Jimmie Johnson drove through pit road with his rear bumper dangling off the back, already aware of the consequences when he parked the car.
His chance at ending a 27-month victory drought with a record-tying fifth Brickyard 400 win gone. His quest for a record-breaking eighth series put on hold. And his distinction as the only driver to make every NASCAR playoff since it was adopted in 2004 was history, too.
An almost flawless run Sunday by Kevin Harvick ruined any chance Johnson had of executing his win-to-get-in strategy, and when he hit the wall in the KUWAIT CITY, Sept 9, (KUNA): Kuwait completed hosting a six-nation 27th Gulf Cooperation Council Water Sports Championship on Sunday, coming out on top in most of the final day’s events.
The hosts occupied the majority of medals in the four-day tournament’s swimming, diving and water polo events, including gold medals in the swimming U-10s and water polo U-16s, amongst others.
These sports have been on an upward trajectory, particularly over the last three years, said head of the GCC water sports event organising committee and Oman’s Swimming Association, Taha Al-Kishri.
Al-Kishri hailed the planning and preparation, which went into the competition, singling out the efforts of the Kuwait Swimming Association, headed by Sheikh Khaled Al-Bader Al-Sabah.
The event “did not witness any objections from any of the participating sides, who were completely satisfied with the outcomes,” he said.