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Saudi Mixed Martial Arts Player Wins Silver Medal at 2023 IMMAF World Championships

Saudi mixed martial arts player Malik Basahel won the silver medal in the World Championships hosted by the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) in the Albanian capital, Tirana. (SPA)
Saudi mixed martial arts player Malik Basahel won the silver medal in the World Championships hosted by the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) in the Albanian capital, Tirana. (SPA)
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Saudi Mixed Martial Arts Player Wins Silver Medal at 2023 IMMAF World Championships

Saudi mixed martial arts player Malik Basahel won the silver medal in the World Championships hosted by the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) in the Albanian capital, Tirana. (SPA)
Saudi mixed martial arts player Malik Basahel won the silver medal in the World Championships hosted by the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) in the Albanian capital, Tirana. (SPA)

Saudi mixed martial arts player Malik Basahel won the silver medal in the World Championships hosted by the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) in the Albanian capital, Tirana, from November 20 to 25, SPA said on Sunday.
Basahel's silver medal was clinched following a match against Tajik athlete Loyg Akramov, with the judges' decision in the under 56.7 kg category.
The national team player expressed his joy at securing the first silver medal in his inaugural international appearance with the national team.
Basahel also extended his gratitude to the Saudi Mixed Martial Arts Federation (SMMAF) for its unwavering support during the training camp and preparations for the global competition.

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Gauff Beats Pegula at WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia

Tennis - WTA Finals - King Saud University Indoor Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - November 3, 2024 Coco Gauff of the US celebrates winning her women's singles group stage match against Jessica Pegula of the US REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel
Tennis - WTA Finals - King Saud University Indoor Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - November 3, 2024 Coco Gauff of the US celebrates winning her women's singles group stage match against Jessica Pegula of the US REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel
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Gauff Beats Pegula at WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia

Tennis - WTA Finals - King Saud University Indoor Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - November 3, 2024 Coco Gauff of the US celebrates winning her women's singles group stage match against Jessica Pegula of the US REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel
Tennis - WTA Finals - King Saud University Indoor Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - November 3, 2024 Coco Gauff of the US celebrates winning her women's singles group stage match against Jessica Pegula of the US REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel

Coco Gauff enjoyed a successful start by beating Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-2 in an American matchup at the WTA Finals on Sunday.
Second-seeded Iga Swiatek rallied to beat Barbora Krejcikova 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 in her first match in two months.
Gauff converted five of her eight break-point opportunities to win her opening match at the year-ending tournament for the top eight ranked players.
“I thought we both were playing high level,” The Associated Press quoted Gauff as saying. “I just think I was able to break through on the more important points.”
Gauff will face Swiatek on Tuesday with the winner taking control of the Orange Group. Pegula will next face Wimbledon champion Krejcikova.
Swiatek, who arrived at the WTA Finals with a new coach, hadn’t played a match since losing to Pegula in straight sets in the US Open quarterfinals in September.
“Even though I played a lot of those (practice) matches, I kind of forgot for a while how it is to feel all those things, a bit different stress and emotions," Swiatek said. "For sure, I needed some time to adapt. The most important thing was that even though it happened, I managed to fight through that. And was patient enough to wait to get better.”
Swiatek rallied from 3-0 down in the second set to turn it around against Krejcikova, who has been hit by injuries and had played only 29 matches coming into the finals. Seven of them were victories at Wimbledon.
On Saturday, top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka eased to a straight-set victory over Zheng Qinwen in the opening match of the finals in Saudi Arabia. Fourth-seeded Jasmine Paolini of Italy beat fifth-seeded Elena Rybakina in the other Purple Group match.