KUWAIT: Kuwait, represented by the Kuwait Special Olympics, participated in the regional conference for the new leader players council that was held in Cairo recently. Kuwait was represented by player Abdullah Al-Mutairi and coach Ayman Yacoub. The conference included several workshops and lectures that dealt with leadership, training on fighting bullying, and personal protection, in addition to physical fitness and psychological health.

Council members also celebrated World Disability Day at the American University. The new regional council includes 10 players, and each program is represented by a leader who is 21 years old and a companion who should be 25 or older. Members of the new council were selected following intensive meetings by the regional chairmanship with the players to measure their abilities to implement the goals of the council.

Deputy Chairwoman of the Board of Kuwait Special Olympics, Huda Al-Khaldi, said the program is highly important to improve the skills of the disabled and increase their confidence in their abilities to rely on themselves. Al-Khaldi wished the new council success.