Tunisia wins silver medal at Tokyo Olympics

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  • The final was a thriller that was tied 10-10 with about 15 seconds left before the Italian won with a flurry of scoring strikes

  • A Saudi rower Husein Alireza finished second in Repechage 3 to qualify for the quarterfinals of the men’s single sculls competition

Tunisia has the distinction now to be the first Arab country to win a medal at the Tokyo Olympics when Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi reached the final of the men’s Taekwondo 58kg category.

He secured the silver after being beaten by Italy’s Vito Dell’Aquila, who secured the gold medal, the Italian’s first Olympic medal.

The final was another thriller that was tied 10-10 with about 15 seconds left before Dell’Aquila won with a flurry of scoring strikes.

Elsewhere on Saturday, Saudi rower Husein Alireza finished second in Repechage 3 on Saturday morning to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Men’s Single Sculls competition.

It was a disappointment for Saudi Ali Al-Khadrawi in the Table Tennis Men’s Singles competition at Tokyo 2020, as he made an early exit after going down in straight games to Lubomir Jancarik of Czech Republic.

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