KUWAIT, June 8 (KUNA) -- The Olympic committee organizing Beijing 2008 approved Sunday names of Kuwaiti athletes who would participate in the upcoming Olympics next August.
Head of the Kuwaiti delegation in the Olympic village Yousif Bu-Scandar told KUNA that the high organization committee met with representatives of participating west Asian states in Dubai in the past few days, saying that the meeting was held in accordance with article 39 of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decree.
Zaid Al-Mutairi, Abdullah Terqi, Nasser Al-Muglad, Ali Al-Zankawi, Mohammad Al-Azmi, Mohammad Madoh, and Ibrahim Al-Hassan would represent Kuwait in shooting, athletics, swimming sports, and Ping Pong competitions, stated Bu-Scandar, adding that 10 administrators would accompany the athletes.
The identifications would be sent by the end of June, concluded the Kuwaiti official. (end) fsa.na.gta KUNA 090002 Jun 08NNNN