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Kuwait Times
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Kuwait Times
Kuwait's disabled weightlifting team wins gold, silver
BILISI: The disabled weightlifting team with officials. TBILISI: The Disabled Weightlifting team participated in the World Cup held in Tbilisi, Georgia, headed by Ibrahim Al-Mashaan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Sports Club for the Disabled, the team manager, Adel Al-Rajeeb, Chairman of the Paralympic Weightlifting Committee, Ashwaq Al-Attar, administrator, coach Mohammed Al-Dosari, and players Faisal Al Dosari and Mona Al-Shatti. Mona Al-Shatti won the gold medal in the 55-kilogram weight class and Faisal Al-Dosari won the silver medal in the 54-kilogram weight class. Faisal Al-Dosari won the silver medal with a weight of 54 kilograms. We dedicate this victory to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Minister of Information and Culture, Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi, Acting Director General of the Public Authority for Sport Bashar Abdullah, Honorary President of the Paralympic Committee Sheikha Sheikha Al-Abdullah, members of the Kuwait Paralympic Committee and the Kuwaiti people.
Kuwait Times
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Kuwait Times
10th Handball Championship inaugurated with participation of nine Arab teams
Kuwait Blue team begin with a winning start KUWAIT: On Monday, the 10th Arab Handball Championship, hosted by Kuwait, was inaugurated at Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Sports Complex, with the participation of nine Arab teams. The opening ceremony, held under the patronage of Minister of Information and Culture, Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi, included laser shows by youth groups and artist musical show presented by Hamoud Al-Khodr welcoming the participating teams. Kuwaiti handball team took its first steps to the semifinals in the tenth Arab men's handball team championships 'Arab Cup' after beating the Moroccan team 39-29 in the match between the two teams played on Monday in the opening round of the group stage of the tournament. Kuwait guard Hassan Safar was awarded the best player of the match. The result of the two other matches also held Monday in the first round resulted in Bahrain beating Iraq 28-26 and Qatar beating Saudi Arabia 31-22. Thus, the blue (Kuwait) topped the third group with two points and Morocco remained pointless, as well as Bahrain won the two points topped its first group. Qatar also obtained the first two points in the second group race and the Saudi team remained empty-handed. Laser shows from youth groups. Today's matches Three matches will be held today in the third and final round of the group stage, the most prominent of which is at seven in the evening between the teams of Kuwait and the UAE, preceded by two matches, where at 3 pm Saudi Arabia meet with Tunisia and at 5 pm Bahrain plays against Egypt. An important return to the tournament For his part, Acting Director General of the Public Authority for Sport, Bashar Abdullah, after attending the ceremony representing the sponsor of the tournament, stressed that the return of this Arab championship in Kuwait after a long absence is an important matter for Arab handball, wishing all participating teams success. Abdullah said in a statement to reporters after attending the opening ceremony that Kuwait's hosting of the tournament is an implementation of the authority's strategy to organize major tournaments in the country, praising the distinguished organization by the Organizing Committee and the Arab Handball Federation of the tournament. Thanking political leadership For his part, President of the Arab Handball Federation of Saudi Arabia, Fadel Al-Nimr, thanked the political leadership in Kuwait, led by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Kuwait government and the people for this generous hosting of the tournament, which is the second for Kuwait after 46 years. In his speech at the opening of the tournament, Al-Nimr also appreciated Minister Al-Mutairi's patronage of the tournament and the diligent efforts of the Kuwait Handball Federation to organize it professionally, which is not surprising for Kuwait, which possesses outstanding sports and administrative competencies, expressing his happiness that this tournament coincides with the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Arab Handball Federation in 1975. He stressed that the Arab Federation, throughout its history, has organized many championships at several levels for men, women, teams, clubs and several age groups with the aim of developing the game, adding that the Federation will continue to organize Arab sports championships to make further progress in this game. The organization of the Arab Handball Cup in Kuwait was praised by the heads of Arab federations and officials of the Asian Handball Federation, where everyone agreed on the good professional organization by the Higher Organizing Committee and the committees working in the tournament, which confirms Kuwait's position and experience in hosting such major tournaments.
Arab Times
21-04-2025
- Sport
- Arab Times
Official lauds Kuwait ice hockey team's achievement
KUWAIT, April 20, (KUNA): Kuwait's national ice hockey team secured a bronze medal at the Ice Hockey World Championship Division IV in Yerevan, Armenia, on Saturday, marking another milestone in their ongoing achievements, said Fahid Al-Ajmi, president of the Kuwait Winter Games Club, on Sunday. In a statement to KUNA following the team's arrival back home, Al-Ajmi highlighted that Kuwait came close to clinching the title on several occasions. He expressed the team's focus on the upcoming tournament in the third division. Al-Ajmi praised the players for their strong performance throughout the championship, attributing their success to the hard work put in during training camps and the consistent support from the Public Authority for Sport. He reassured that the club would continue to support the players to help them elevate their performance, particularly emphasizing the excellence of the younger athletes. In a similar statement to KUNA, player Mashari Mohammad reflected on the competitive atmosphere at the championship, noting that the experience would motivate the team to achieve even better results in future competitions. The national team's delegation was warmly welcomed by the club's secretary, Meshal Fulaitah, alongside officials from the Public Authority for Sport, including Iman Al-Medhadi and Jumana Assad.
