By Abdellatif Sharaa
KUWAIT: The trophies for Table Tennis teams for the 2019-2020 league season as well as the Cup and Singles championships were awarded by the Table Tennis Federation's board of directors. The competitions were held in October and were later suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. The federation honored Fahaheel, Sahel, Shabab, Qadisiya and Khaitan Clubs which hosted the cup and singles championships.
The award ceremony was attended by Chairman of the Board Ali Al-Dabbous, Treasurer Anwar Al-Kandary, Assistant Secretary Nader Behbehani, Board member Nayef Al-Qahtani, Administrative Director Ahmad Al-Qallaf, technical Director Sabri Jamaan and representatives of winning clubs. Al-Dabbous lauded the major role of the clubs. "We are all a one team, and each one of us complements the other, and this is good for Kuwait Sports," he said.
Fahaheel Sports Club took the first place in both the League and Cup, while Tadhamon won second and third place. Kuwait Club won first place for under-18, while the second place went for Fahaheel as Qadisiya took third. In the U-15, Qadisiya won first place; Khaitan (second); Shabab (third). Kuwait took first place in the U-12; Yarmouk (second) and Sahel (third). In the singles tournament, Ibrahim Al-Hassan from Fahaheel took the first position, Salem Al-Hassan (second) and Jaber Al-Balhan from Tadhamon (third).