12 August 2021 www.bahrainthismonth.com Renowned Bahraini para-athlete, Ahmed Meshaima, aims for gold at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics The Kingdom of Bahrain has high hopes in its Tokyo 2020 Paralympics participation, relying on veteran Paralympic medallist Ahmed Abbas Meshaima, who is competing in the Javelin F38 category. In an interview with Bahrain This Month, Ahmed confirmed that he is determined to make a strong comeback in the event, taking place from August 24 to September 5 this year, after personal reasons deprived him from partaking in the previous games held in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, despite being qualified. Ahmed has been representing the Kingdom in different para-athletic events for 23 years and mainly excels in shotput throw. The father of three won an Olympic medal for Bahrain in shotput during the 2004 Athens Paralympics, as well as several other titles such as the Asian Championship, the GCC Championship, the Pan-Arab Championship and more. However, Ahmed told us that he is competing this year in javelin as his prime game; shotput, his claim to fame, has been eliminated by the organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. “The number of games has been reduced at this year’s edition of the Paralympics and shotput was eliminated. It has been my strong point MAKING A STRONG COMEBACK interview
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