KWUAIT: Preparations by Kuwait Table Tennis National team have begun at various age stages at the Salmiya Club hall under the leadership of technical coach Sabri Jamaan in preparation for the Asian championship set to be held in the middle of September in Indonesia. The team will also hold a two week training camp in Hungary in August.

Chairman of Table Tennis Federation Khalid Al-Khudhari congratulated the election of a new board of directors of Kuwait Olympic Committee under the leadership of Sheikh Fahad Nasser Al-Sabah. He said Kuwait sport will have a significant move in all games under a youthful leadership that is looking for achievements. He thanked the administration of Salmiya Sports Club for providing the hall, as well as Public Authority for Sports for supporting the table tennis team. Technical coach Sabri Jamaan said the preliminary choice of players was done carefully from various clubs, adding that five players will be dropped before leaving for the camp as required by PAS.

By Abdellatif Sharaa