AQABA: The Kuwait Fishing Team left for Jordan to participate in the Arab Fishing Championship. The event is organized by the Royal Jordanian Marine Sports Federation from September 7 to 10, under the supervision of the Arab Confederation for Fishing Sports (ACFS). The Kuwaiti team is headed by the General Supervisor of the Heritage Committee, Hamid Al-Sayyar, and includes eight members.
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They are divided into two teams: the first team is the projection team (Al-Haddag), which includes Firas Al-Khashti, Ahmed Al-Awadi, Saad Al-Kandari, and Ghanem Al-Qallaf; and the second team is the traction team (Al-Tashkent), which includes Hamed Al-Sayyar, Saleh Al-Kandari, Hussein Ashkanani, and Fahd Al-Kandari.
Al-Sayyar pointed out that Kuwait is among the Arab countries participating in the championship. The competitions are held at the Arab level. The Marine Club has a track record of activities related to marine competitions and organizes a fishing competition at the local level. It is considered one of the oldest competitions. It was established in 1965.