Faten shines in Poland athletics.RISING sprinter Faten Abdulnabi headlined a stellar Bahrain Bahrain or Bahrein (both: bärān`, bə–), officially Kingdom of Bahrain, constitutional monarchy and archipelago (2005 est. pop. 688,300), 266 sq mi (689 sq km), in the Persian Gulf. performance at the 'Memorial Iekkoatletyczny' athletics athletics or track and field also track-and-field games Variety of sport competitions held on a running track and on the adjacent field. It is the oldest form of organized sports, having been a part of the ancient Olympic Games from c. meet in Zgorzelec Zgorzelec, Poland: see Görlitz, Germany. , Poland Poland, Pol. Polska, officially Republic of Poland, republic (2005 est. pop. 38,635,000), 120,725 sq mi (312,677 sq km), central Europe. It borders on Germany in the west, on the Baltic Sea and the Kaliningrad region of Russia in the north, on Lithuania, , reports PATRICK SALOMON Noun 1. Salomon - American financier and American Revolutionary War patriot who helped fund the army during the American Revolution (1740?-1785) Haym Salomon . Faten won the women's 100 metres and also took home the Best Female Athlete athlete Sports medicine A person who participates in an interscholastic, intercollegiate, or intramural athletic activity being conducted by an educational institution, or a professional athletic activity. See Athletic trainer, Athletic training. award at the end of the competition, in which Bahrain's athletes clinched four other victories and set two new national records. Also winning their respective events were Fatema Aamer in the women's 200m, Gladys Gladys is a feminine name from the Welsh name Gwladus, which bears the meaning of royalty (princess) or the gladiolus flower. It has been sometimes used as a Welsh form of Claudia. Cherotich in the women's 1,500m, Noor Ebrahim in the women's triple jump, and Mohammed Yousuf For the similarly named Pakistani cricket player (born 1974), see . Mohammed Yousuf is an internationally notable Pakistani amateur snooker player. Achievements 2006 IBSF World Masters Champion 2002 Asian Games Snooker Singles Quarter Final Al Shehabi in the men's triple jump. Meanwhile, Asma Bu Ali registered a new Bahrain record in the women's shot put and Basma Mohammed did the same in the women's discus throw discus throw Track-and-field sport of hurling for distance a disk-shaped object known as a discus. The discus is 8.6 in. (219 mm) in diameter and is thicker in the centre than at the perimeter; it must weigh at least 4.4 lbs (2 kg) for men's events, 2. . The meeting was part of Bahrain's national team training camp in the south-west Polish town. Faten clinched her victory in the 100m sprint final after clocking a mark of 12.39 seconds. The 24-year-old had earlier also topped the qualifying round, running the race in 12.37s. Fatema was eliminated from the qualification, clocking 13.86s, as was compatriot com·pa·tri·ot n. 1. A person from one's own country. 2. A colleague. [French compatriote, from Late Latin compatri Latifa Nasser who finished her heat in 14.49s. Fatema later went on to take the women's 200m victory, as she took the final race in 25.52s. Fellow-Bahraini Sabrine Yousef came fifth in 28.54s. Gladys followed suit in the 1,500m. The 19-year-old youngster claimed her victory with a superb run that saw her finish in four minutes 44.39 seconds. Elsewhere on the track, Bahrain's Saleha Mohammed claimed sixth place in the 100m hurdles. She finished in 17.20s. On the field, Noor won the triple jump with a best mark of 10.88m. Mariam Al Ansari came second for Bahrain with a leap of 10.69m. Noor had earlier failed in her long jump campaign, where she had a best mark of 5.00m. Asma and Basma came narrowly close to victory in their events but did manage to take their new national records. Asma had a throw of 10.40m in the shot put for the new Bahraini best. Basma competed in the same event and finished fourth with a mark of 8.05m. She then, however, set the new record in the discus throw of 29.96m. Asma also competed and was third with a 24.11m throw. On the distaff, Al Shehabi was the lone Bahraini athlete to take a victory in the men's events. The youngster, who turns 20 years old on Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. and is preparing to make his World Athletics Championships debut next month in Berlin, registered a leap of 16.07m for the win. He was in a class of his own in the discipline. Countryman Mohammed Saad was the runner-up with a best jump of 14.00m. On the track, Mohammed Farhan and Mohammed Sanad finished third and fourth, respectively, in the men's 100m final. Farhan had a finishing mark of 10.64s, while Sanad was close behind in 10.71s. Sanad had earlier beaten Farhan during the qualification heats, when he run for 10.59s and Farhan had a 10.72s mark. Bahrainis Ali Al Doy (11.35s), Ali Omar (11.37s), Faisal Jassim (11.40s) and Isa Hassan (12.60s) also took part but did not make the final. All four youngsters were also in 200m qualification but did not advance. Ali was the quickest in 23.03s, followed by Faisal (23.16s), Ahmed Al Saraifi (25.62s) and Isa (25.66s). Finally, in the men's 1,500m final, Eshaq Kemboi Chelimo finished fourth in 3:49.51, while compatriot Edwin Chebii Kimurer was fifth in 4:04.54. Both however were the top two junior runners in the race. Bahrain were joined at the meeting by fellow Gulf team Oman, whose Barakat Al Harthy was named the Best Male Athlete of the meeting. Bahrain Athletics Association technical manager Lounes Madene - who is with the team in Poland - praised and congratulated the athletes for their achievements. 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