First gold in the Arab medal cabinet.
Kamal gives Bahrain the world championship medal .
Bahraini runner Yusuf Saad Kamal claimed the Arab world’s first gold medal at the World Athletics Championships, in the 1500 m, after an exciting contest with the rest of the
world’s leading runners, and Kamal took first place in a time of 3:35.93, while Ethiopia’s Deresse Mekonnen finished runner-up in a time of 3:36.01, and experienced American runner Bernard Lagat came third in a time of 3:38.89, with the Bahraini runner thereby producing a stunning upset at the World Championships, especially as the favourites had all been tipped to be France’s Mehdi Baala, who finished seventh (3:36.99), and Morocco’s Amine Laalou, who finished tenth (3:37.35)
