KUWAIT: A member of the Women Committee at the Kuwait Olympic Committee, Sheikha Bibi Al-Salem Al-Sabah, has lauded the meeting of the National Committee for the implementation of the Security Council titled "Role of the Kuwait Women’s Growing Role in Sports.” The meeting was held by Assistant Foreign Minister for Human Rights Affairs Ambassador Sheikha Jawaher Ibrahim Al-Duaij Al-Sabah on Monday at the Foreign Ministry in the presence of several women sports leaders.
Sheikha Bibi Al-Salem Al-Sabah said there were extensive discussions about the women’s sports in Kuwait, adding that the attendees include athletes, coaches, and referees. All speakers spoke transparently about all that is related to Kuwait women’s sport in its current state, the achievements they made in the past few years, as well as the most notable obstacles.
Sheikha Bibi Al-Salem said the women’s committee at KOC submitted a worksheet during the meeting in which the major obstacles facing women’s sports were mentioned along with the proposals that will contribute to finding deep-rooted solutions to these problems. She said there is no doubt that Kuwaiti women are leaders in all fields, and they have represented their homeland at various regional, Arab, Asian, and international levels. The latest of which is a historic participation at the Paris Olympics with four women athletes.