Tunisian Athlete Wins Silver Medal at Islamic Solidarity Games
Tunisian athlete Mohamed Nidhal Khelifi has won the silver medal in the 100m T35/T54 wheelchair event at the Islamic Solidarity Games being held in Saudi Arabia. Khelifi achieved a time of 15.54 seconds, earning 820 points in the process.
His compatriot and world champion in the 400m wheelchair (T54) event at the recent New Delhi World Championships, Yassine Gharbi, finished in 4th place.
Tunisia now has a total of 18 medals at the Games: 4 gold, 4 silver, and 10 bronze. The gold medals were won by:
- Jamila Boulakbèche (400m swimming)
- Isra Ben Taïeb (karate +68 kg)
- Maroua Brahmi (para club F32)
- Farès Ferjani (fencing, individual sabre)
The silver medals were won by:
- Jamila Boulakbèche (800m swimming)
- Yassine Ben Abbès (200m backstroke swimming)
- Wafa Mahjoub (karate -61 kg)
- Mohamed Nidhal Khelifi (100m wheelchair T53)
The bronze medals were won by:
- Oumaïma Bédioui (judo -48 kg)
- Arij Agueb (judo -78 kg)
- Siwar Dhaouadi (judo +78 kg)
- Mohamed Amine Zoghlami (taekwondo -54 kg)
- Mondher Majjadi (wushu sanda -85 kg)
- Eya Dridi (wushu kung fu sanda -60 kg)
- Moataz Ifaoui (taekwondo +82 kg)
- Yasmine Soussi (fencing, individual foil)
- Ahmed Ferjani (fencing, individual sabre)
- The team of Farès Ferjani, Ahmed Ferjani, and AmenAllah Hemissi (fencing, team sabre)
The Tunisian delegation participating in the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh consists of 41 athletes competing in 12 disciplines.
