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The opening ceremony
KUWAIT, Oct 20 (KUNA) -- Just three months after a years-long competitive sports ban was lifted, Kuwait is proud to be hosting the 25th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships, hoping it will raise its profile in the regional and global sports arenas.
The continental event was launched at a ceremony on Sunday, for the first time in the Gulf country, under the auspices of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah.
Kuwait Bowling Federation chief Sheikh Talal Mohammad Al-Sabah, who also presides over Asia's governing body, said the tournament has received the backing of the Kuwaiti leadership, who aims to reclaim Kuwait's pioneering role across numerous spectrums - sports included.
Public Sports Authority Director-General Humoud Flaiteh revealed that Kuwait plans to host more global sports events in the near future.
Bowlers from 27 nations, including Australia, Malaysia, Macau, Thailand and Singapore, are taking part. (end)
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