Tunisian Athlete Yassine Gharbi Wins Gold Medal at Nottwil Para-Athletics Grand Prix
On Saturday, May 23, 2026, Yassine Gharbi secured the gold medal in the 1500 meters event as part of the Tunisian wheelchair racing team at the Nottwil Para-Athletics Grand Prix in Switzerland. The competition began on May 21 and concluded on Saturday.
Gharbi completed the course with a time of 2 minutes, 46 seconds, and 02 hundredths of a second, breaking the meeting record. He edged out Thai athlete Payout Pongsakorn, who took the silver medal with a time of 2 minutes, 46 seconds, and 33 hundredths of a second. Chinese athlete Liu Xingchuan secured the bronze medal with a time of 2 minutes, 46 seconds, and 52 hundredths of a second.
Earlier on Saturday, Walid Ktila won the silver medal in the 100 meters event. Ktila completed the distance in 14 seconds and 77 hundredths of a second, achieving his best performance of the season.
Thai athlete Chaiwat Ratana was crowned champion with a time of 14 seconds and 73 hundredths of a second, while the bronze medal went to Emirati athlete Mohamed Othman, who finished the course in 14 seconds and 80 hundredths of a second.
The Tunisian team's overall medal count now stands at 5 (1 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze). Gharbi had already secured the silver medal in the 400 meters event (T53 – T54) on Friday, while Walid Ktila and Mohamed Nidhal Khelifi each won a bronze medal on the first day of the competition.
