Asian games will provide Kuwait with experience -- Sheikh Talal

KUWAIT, Sept 15 (KUNA) -- Chairman of the Kuwait Olympic Committee Sheikh Talal Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said that the 17th Asian games tournament which will kick off in South Korea next Friday is a chance to enhance the level of expertise of Kuwaiti athletes.
The Kuwaiti teams which will head to Incheon city on Tuesday have completed the preparations for the event, aiming to achieve positive results, said Sheikh Talal in a statement on Monday.
The Committee has been preparing for the tournament for a long period of time, in coordination with sports associations in the country, he said, noting that this is a chance for Kuwaiti athletes to compete with other elite Asian players, especially the Japanese, Korean and Chinese teams.
The tournament which takes place once every four years is organized by the Kuwait-based Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), headed by Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, said the Chairman.
Sheikh Talal praised the support of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for all Kuwaiti Athletes.
Kuwait will participate in 33 games for men and women including soccer, handball, volleyball, beach volleyball, basketball, table tennis, athletics, boxing, weightlifting, karate, tae kwon do, judo, wushu kung fu, archery, gymnastics, fencing, bowling, rowing, sailing, water sports, tennis, squash, cricket, golf, cycling, triathlon and chivalry.
This will be the 11th participation for Kuwait in this huge Asian tournament, with the first participation was in 1974 in Tehran. The Incheon event will be Kuwait's second participation in South Korea, after its first time in 1986 in Seoul.(end) fsa.ag