Ghazal wins silver medal at Birmingham Diamond League

London, SANA – Syrian athlete Majd-Eddin Ghazal won on Sunday a silver medal in the high jump competition at  Birmingham Diamond League meeting in UK.

Ghazal won the silver medal after jumping 231 cm while the Qatari athlete Mutaz Essa Barshim took the first place after he jumped 240 cm.

Ghazal will participate in the final round of Athletics Diamond League which will be held next Thursday in the Swiss city of Zurich.

Last Sunday, Ghazal won a bronze medal in the high jump competition at the World Athletics Championship currently held in London.

Manar/Mazen

Check Also

Sabbagh, Pedersen discuss the situation in the region and the facilities offered for those arriving from Lebanon

Damascus, SANA- Foreign and Expatriates Minister Bassam Sabbagh met Sunday United Nations Special Envoy for …