Kuwaiti fencer Al-Shamlan qualifies for '24 Olympics

KUWAIT, March 22 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti fencer Youssef Al-Shamlan qualified to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The achievement came after defeating the Hong Kong national team player 15-11 in the round of 64 at a grand prix in Hungary.
Secretary and Chairman of the National Teams Committee of the Kuwaiti Fencing Federation, Hamad Al-Awadhi, said that Al-Shamlan maintained the 29th place in the international classification of the game qualifying him for the Paris Olympics.
Al-Awadhi noted that the International Federation of Fencing allocates Olympic qualification to the top 32 players globally. As the champion, Al-Shamlan secured Kuwait's third seat in the Olympics. (end) sad.kah.ahs