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4th GCC Games - Doha

12 May, 2026 - 22 May, 2026

The Bahrain national athletics team delivered a historic and dominant performance at the 4th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Games in Doha, officially concluding their powerhouse track and field campaign at the Qatar Sports Club Stadium with a phenomenal total of 23 medals, including 12 gold, 8 silver, and 3 bronze medals. This spectacular harvest meant the track and field stars bagged the highest number of accolades for the entire delegation, officially securing the second place overall for the Kingdom of Bahrain in the athletics tournament standings behind host nation Qatar. This monumental achievement was driven by a series of sensational individual victories and double-podium finishes across multiple disciplines. In the shorter distances, Bahraini sprinters captured a gold-and-silver sweep in the women's 200m event alongside a bronze medal finish in the men's 200m sprint. The middle and long-distance disciplines saw unprecedented authority as the team executed massive one-two sweeps, highlighted by gold and silver finishes in both the women's 1500m and the men's 5000m, complemented by an individual gold medal in the women's 3000m steeplechase. On the field, technical excellence shone through as the squad captured a gold medal in the women's shot put alongside a fighting bronze medal in the men's field events. Capping off this elite showing, the relays were thoroughly commanded by the Kingdom, including dominant gold medal victories in both the mixed 4x400m relay and the women's 4x400m relay, solidifying Bahrain's status as a regional track and field powerhouse.

Medals Won

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1

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12

1

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8

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3

Athletes Participating 

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2 GOLD

Nelly Jepkosgei

Women's 800m 

Women's 1500m

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2 GOLD

Raihanah Garoubah

Women's 100m

Women's 200m

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2 GOLD

Abdikani A. Hamid

Men's 5000m

Men's 10000m

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1 GOLD 1 SILVER

Noora Jassim

Women's Shot Put

Women's Discus Throw

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1 GOLD 1 SILVER

Tigest Mekonen

Women's 3000m Steeplechase​

Women's 1500m

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1 GOLD

Oluwakemi Adekoya

Women's 400m

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1 GOLD

Women's 4x100m

Layla Kamal, Raihanah Garoubah, Zenab Ali, Edidiong Ofonime​​

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1 GOLD

Mix Relay

Alaa Sami, Sufian Abdilkani, Abdilsamad Hirsi, Oluwakemi Adekoya

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1 GOLD

Women's 4x400m

Zenab Moussa, Aisha Abdulla, Sufian Abdilkani, Oluwakemi Adekoya

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1 SILVER

Dawit Fikadu

Men's 5000m

Men's 10000m

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1 SILVER

Aisha Abdulla

Women's 200m

Women's 400m

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1 SILVER

Layla Kamal

Women's 100m

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1 SILVER

Zenab Moussa

Women's 800m

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1 BRONZE

Abdelrahman Mahmoud

Men's Shot Put

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1 BRONZE

Salem Bakheet

Men's 400m Hurdles

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1 BRONZE

Ali Haji

Men's 200m

Results

Name
Discipline
Medal
Time
Nelly Korir
Women's 800m
2:00.54
Raihanah Garoubah
Women's 100m
11.35
Oluwakemi Adekoya
Women's 400m
51.87
Abdikani Hamid
Men's 10000m
30:37.70
Women's 4x100m
Relay
45.09
Tigest Mekonen
Women's 3000m Steeplechase
10:30.41
Mixed 4x400m
Relay
3:21.44
Raihanah Garoubah
Women's 200m
23.23
Noora Jassim
Women's Shot Put
15.29
Abdikani Hamid
Men's 5000m
14:54.95
Nelly Korir
Women's 1500m
4:22.56
Women's 4x400m
Relay
3:34.29
Noora Jassim
Women's Discus Throw
44.43
Zenab Mahamat
Women's 800m
2:09.18
Layla Kamal
Women's 100m
11.38
Aisha Abdulla
Women's 400m
53.69
Dawit Admasu
Men's 10000m
30:41.11
Aisha Abdulla
Women's 200m
23.40
Dawit Fikadu
Men's 5000m
15:03.19
Tigest Mekonen
Women's 1500m
4:37.37
Abdelrahman Mahmoud
Men's Shot Put
18.48
Salem Bakheet
Men's 110m Hurdles
15.02
Ali Haji
Men's 200m
20.80

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