Bahrain hosts draw for Arab Junior Volleyball Championship in Amman
The participating countries are: Kuwait, Libya, Lebanon, Egypt, Palestine, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Bahrain, and host nation Jordan.
The tournament draw will be conducted today at 6:00 PM at the Arab Volleyball Federation headquarters in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and will be broadcast live online via the Microsoft Teams platform.
The Kuwaiti team continues its local preparations for the championship. The team is expected to hold an external training camp either at the end of this month or in early August, before departing for Jordan.
Meanwhile, the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Volleyball Association has appointed Mohammed Abdul Razzaq as head coach of the national team, supported by assistant coach Mishaal Al-Sabti and team administrator Abdullah Al-Rais.
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