KUWAIT: Athletes of Kuwait Sea Sport Club continue training along with Special Olympics players in Abu Dhabi in preparation for the Special Olympics MENA Regional Sailing competition in Dubai. National Director of Kuwait Special Olympics Rihab Bouresli appreciated the support and participation of the Sea club to prepare “our players for the competition and having its players Abdulrahman Al-Kandary and Munaf Al-Wuhaib as partners with the special Olympics athletes, as well as the Director General of the Sailing, Rowing and Kayak committee Nayef Al-Haddah to oversee the players training”.

She lauded the decision of the Sea Club administration to ensure the success of Kuwait’s participation in the competition through having its facilities open for training athletes in Kuwait and asking its athletes to participate in the training camp and competition.

Bouresli thanked Chairman of the Board of the Sea Sport Club Maj Gen. Fahad Al-Fahad and Secretary General Khalid Al-Foudary for their unlimited support of Tomooh Club and Special Olympics activities. She said such patriotic sports stands are known by the club’s administration which represents the “fort of Kuwait and Gulf Sea Sport, and in qualifying athletes and enhance the level of sea sports.

It is worth mentioning that six countries will participate in the competition, they are Oman, Kuwait, Morocco, Bahrain and Syria along with UAE. The upcoming regional competition seeks the support of sporting events for the special needs.