KUWAIT: Head of Kuwait International Motorsport Club, Chairman of the organizing committee of Kuwait International Rally 2022 Emad Bukhamseen said the rally will be held under the patronage of Public Works Minister, State Minister for Youth Affairs Ali Al-Mousa during the period of March 17-19. He thanked Minister Mousa for his patronage as this comes out of his support of such championships and caring for the youth as they make up a large part of the society.
Bukhamseen said the rally is the fifth round of the Middle East Championship and expressed confidence in the Kuwaiti youth to organize and host such events successfully. He said motorsport is highly popular among youth in Kuwait and the Gulf. "The state had a sense of that and built Kuwait City for Motorsports which is an outstanding structure with its racing tracks and buildings," he said. He also appreciated the role of the Amiri Diwan which supervises its administration.
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The rally competitions are distributed over 10 speed rounds with a distance of 180.60 km while the total distance of the rally is 517.62 km. Kuwait Rally is on the agenda of the Middle East Championship since 1984 but the crises that went through and the two Gulf wars prevented it from happening between 1990-1994 and 1997-2007. Qatar's Nasser Al-Atiya holds the largest number of wins as he made his seventh win in 2018, superseding UAE's Mohammad bin Sulayem who has four wins.